A seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills.
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Examples for "able seaman "
Examples for "able seaman "
1 I'm willing to go as able seaman before the mast, if necessary.
2 P. Lyon, able seaman , died and was buried at sea the following morning.
3 One was the shortage in our provisions caused by the able seaman 's enormous appetite.
4 Later, any able seaman volunteering for the navy is to receive 5 pounds bounty.
5 Later, any able seaman volunteering for the navy was to receive 5 pounds bounty.
1 Here I'm educatin' you, makin' an able-bodied seaman out of you, son.
2 Can you give me a certificate as an able-bodied seaman ?
3 He received consignments of food; short rations they would be, he judged, for an able-bodied seaman .
4 The able - bodied seaman points a warning finger at passing seafarers lest they mistake Tramore(...)
5 You are not an able-bodied seaman .
6 One able-bodied seaman , busied with between-decks blubber, proved to be a medical man with degrees from two colleges.
7 The able-bodied seaman goes to sea all his life, but he never gets any nearer navigating the ship-andhe a white man.
8 It was to certify that "Tom Ayrton, able-bodied seaman , was engaged as quartermaster on board the three-mast vessel, the BRITANNIA, Glasgow."
9 His experience in the fishing boats was useful to him now, and he was soon able to do his work as an able-bodied seaman .
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