Boatswain (Crossword clue)

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This page shows answers to the clue Boatswain, followed by 7 definitions like “A boatswain (ən, formerly and dialectally also n)”, “Ship's crewmember in charge of equipment and maintenance” and “A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen”.

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• A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
• An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables
• Bos`n a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
• (The Tempest) the ship's petty officer, in charge of the deck crew, the rigging, anchors
• A warrant officer on a warship, or a petty officer on a merchant vessel, in charge of rigging, anchors
• (Treasure Island) a ship's warrant officer or petty officer in charge of the deck crew, anchors
• On board a ship, the boatswain (pronounced 'bo-san') was the warrant-officer in charge of the boats
• (also bosn or bosun) A warrant officer or petty officer on a merchant ship who is in charge of the ships rigging, anchors

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