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leads·man
/
ˈlɛdz
mən
/
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[
ledz
-m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
leads·men.
a sailor who sounds with a
lead line
.
Origin:
1500–10;
lead
2
+
's
1
+
man
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leadsman
(ˈlɛdzmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
nautical
a sailor who takes soundings with a lead line
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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