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Meanings of coxswain in English

Russian
рулевой
Portuguese
timoneiro
Spanish
timonel
Catalan
timoner
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Steering crew member in a rowing boat.

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        рулевой
        Portuguese
        timoneiro
        Catalan
        timoner
        Spanish
        timonel de embarcacion de recreo

        Person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering.

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                timoneiro

                Rank used in the US-Navy.

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                        Usage of coxswain in English
                        1
                        The captain and his coxswain; but it went far deeper than that.
                        Heart of oak
                        2
                        The coxswain was standing up, watching the seas as they rolled in.
                        A Yacht Voyage Round England
                        3
                        Deacon's eyes swept the face of the Shelburne coxswain; it was composed.
                        O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
                        4
                        Six rowers sat on the thwarts, and the coxswain took the tiller.
                        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
                        5
                        The sailors rowed on, and the coxswain made for the floating barrel.
                        Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
                        6
                        He had known Bolitho's coxswain on and off for eighteen turbulent years.
                        Success to the Brave
                        7
                        In the first place, you will want a clerk and a coxswain.
                        The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
                        8
                        As the coxswain had predicted, the seas ran into the lofty entrance.
                        The Mystery
                        9
                        As the boat approached, the coxswain waved his hat to the boys.
                        By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
                        10
                        He sees the coxswain in his cork jacket kneeling over Captain Harry.
                        Within the Tides: Tales
                        11
                        The coxswain, however, did not appear; he seemed to have been lost.
                        The Lifeboat
                        12
                        Six oarsmen took their seats, and the coxswain went to the tiller.
                        Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
                        13
                        With me stood the coxswain of the celebrated Deal lifeboat, Richard Roberts.
                        Heroes of the Goodwin Sands
                        14
                        The coxswain went by the name of Sturdy Bob among his mates.
                        The Coxswain's Bride; also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double R...
                        15
                        The coxswain is to judge how fast you may pull with safety.
                        All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake / A Sequel to "The Boat Club"
                        16
                        The coxswain shouted to them to let go, and spring towards him.
                        A Yacht Voyage Round England
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                        Translations for coxswain
                        Catalan
                        timoner
                        Coxswain through the time
                        Coxswain across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
                        Common