Seamen

/ˈsiːmɛn/

Synonyms for "seamen" (11 found)

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Noun(3 words)

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Related words (5)

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able seamandeckhandmerchant seamannaval seamanordinary seaman

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able seamanmerchant seamannaval seamanordinary seamanseaman apprenticeseamen's union

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Sample sentences

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The voracious monsters endeavoured to upset the boat; they swam by its side in seeming anxiety for their prey; but after waiting for some time, they separated - the two rescued seamen found themselves free from their insatiable enemies and, by the blessings of God, saved.

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Our seamen have always been famous for a matchless alacrity and intrepidity in time of danger; this has saved many a British ship, when other seamen would have run below deck, and left the ship to the mercy of the waves, or, perhaps, of a more cruel enemy, a pirate.

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She had three sons who became seamen.

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As is the wont of seamen, to beguile their toil one of them sang a song, in the chorus of which the others joined at intervals.

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