shipmate

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Recent Examples of shipmate His shipmates bury him on land, marking his grave with his prosthetic wooden horse leg. EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023 Our hearts go out to the family members, loved ones, friends, and shipmates who are grieving for these two brave Americans. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024 More weather stations started sharing the duty of forecasting storms, and shipmates started sharing weather observations from the water. Carol Thompson The Detroit News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2023 The cork life jackets worn by many of the Bradley's shipmates simply were not effective, the Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigation determined after reviewing the incident. Carol Thompson The Detroit News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for shipmate 
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Noun
  • After a long time, two husky young crewmen leaned down from the heaving deck of 44303, caught me by the arms, and strained to drag me aboard.
    Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Her blockbuster 2014 holiday movie, Unbroken followed Olympian Louis Zamperini turned WWII pilot, who spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
    Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Many are more in-depth, though, including one that follows a young sailor trying to rescue their father and learning to stand on their own feet without him.
    Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The current flag depicts a farmer and a sailor flanking an image of moose beneath a tree on a dark blue backdrop.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • On the morning of D-Day, the English seamen were issued with cream duffle coats, which by the end of the day were blood red.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Boylan, who had not ordered a roving night watch as people slept, was convicted in 2023 of seaman’s manslaughter and sentenced in May to four years in federal prison.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • By the end of the picnic, the deckhands are tired and starving.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 24 June 2024
  • Sunny feels proud of herself and her first time as a lead deckhand.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 27 May 2024
Noun
  • Another Los Gatos boat that claimed silver medals was the Women’s Under 15 Quad-x with a coxswain.
    Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
  • Each rowing shell held eight rowers and one coxswain ranging in age from 14 to 18, while the chase boat was operated by their coach, police said.
    Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • The National Weather Service has issued a gale warning and high surf advisory across the coast in Northern California, calling the ocean conditions hazardous, especially for inexperienced mariners and those operating small vessels.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Third-party ship management is a growing part of the maritime industry, said Capt. Ashok Pandey, a master mariner and associate professor of maritime business at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The club is replete with oil paintings of many of Britain’s most important seafarers and each year hosts Cowes Race Week, the country’s sailing equivalent to Wimbledon.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Also, when these seafarers are out at sea, they are really isolated.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Consult with financial navigators at patient support groups to manage debt and credit troubles.
    Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Birds are incredible navigators, capable of traveling thousands of miles each year to the same location.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 30 Sep. 2024

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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipmate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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