Meaning bosun
What does bosun mean? Here you find 8 meanings of the word bosun. You can also add a definition of bosun yourself

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bosun


a mid-19c. respelling to reflect the modern pronunciation of boatswain.
Source: etymonline.com

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bosun


An officer on the ship who is in charge of the ship’s rigging, anchors, cables, and deck crew.
Source: black-bart.co.uk

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bosun


(n) a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
Source: beedictionary.com

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bosun


phonetic spelling of boatswain; also spelled bos'n.
Source: ussrankin.org

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bosun


Short for boatswain.
Source: wisconsinshipwrecks.org

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bosun


The phonetic spelling (and proper pronunciation) of 'boatswain.'
Source: combat.ws

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bosun


See Boatswain
Source: photographers1.com

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bosun


Boatswain; a petty officer.
Source: sj.sjgames.com





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