coxswain
a person who steers a racing shell.
a person who is in charge of a ship's boat and its crew, under an officer, and who steers it.
Origin of coxswain
1- Sometimes cock·swain .
pronunciation note For coxswain
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How to use coxswain in a sentence
I looked behind me and saw that the officer, the coxswain, who only had to steer the boat, had fallen asleep.
With this coxswain he conversed long about the nature of his stirring and dangerous duties.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneThis is the east pier watch-house; the marine residence, if we may so express it, of the coxswain of the lifeboat and his men.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneDespite darkness and turmoil the quick-eyed coxswain and his mate had noted the incident.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantynePike payed out the hawser, the coxswain eased off the spring; away went the boat, and next moment Pike had Stanley by the hair.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne
A box near the coxswain a feet was opened, and a blue-light taken out.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for coxswain
/ (ˈkɒksən, -ˌsweɪn) /
the helmsman of a lifeboat, racing shell, etc: Also called: cockswain
Origin of coxswain
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