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Meaning of "bosun" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOSUN

bosun  [ˈbəʊsən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOSUN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bosun is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOSUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bosun

Boatswain

A boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun, is the senior crewman of the deck department and is responsible for the components of a ship's hull. The boatswain supervises the other members of the ship's deck department, and typically is not a watchstander, except on vessels with small crews. Other duties vary depending on the type of ship, her crewing, and other factors.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOSUN


Anderson
ˈændəsən
boatswain
ˈbəʊsən
bo´s´n
ˈbəʊsən
comparison
kəmˈpærɪsən
Dowson
ˈdaʊsən
Formosan
fɔːˈməʊsən
Hudson
ˈhʌdsən
Jackson
ˈdʒæksən
Jansen
ˈdʒænsən
Jason
ˈdʒeɪsən
Johnson
ˈdʒɒnsən
lesson
ˈlɛsən
listen
ˈlɪsən
madison
ˈmædɪsən
mason
ˈmeɪsən
nelson
ˈnɛlsən
person
ˈpɜːsən
Robinson
ˈrɒbɪnsən
Thompson
ˈtɒmpsən
Wilson
ˈwɪlsən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOSUN

bossism
bossnapping
Bossuet
bossy
bossyboots
bostangi
bosthoon
boston
Boston baked beans
Boston bluefish
Boston bull terrier
Boston crab
Boston fern
Boston ivy
Boston matrix
Boston Tea Party
Boston terrier
Bostonian
bostryx

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOSUN

aftersun
catch the sun
Hamsun
mean sun
midnight sun
mock sun
Osun
place in the sun
Samsun
shoot the sun
sun
touch of the sun
under the sun
Whitsun

Synonyms and antonyms of bosun in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bosun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOSUN

Find out the translation of bosun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bosun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bosun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水手长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contramaestre
570 millions of speakers

English

bosun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bosun
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رئيس البحارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боцман
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contramestre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সারেঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maître d´équipage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bosun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bootsmann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボースン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갑판장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bosun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuỷ thủ trưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bosun
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोसुन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lostromo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nostromo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bosman
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боцман
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bosun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bosun
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bootsman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Båsen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bosun
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bosun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOSUN»

The term «bosun» is regularly used and occupies the 97.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOSUN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bosun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOSUN»

Discover the use of bosun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bosun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Boys' Life
asked the bosun suspiciously, checking the plan of the day on his clip board. " Commander Randall," said Ropes. "That much is right," agreed the bosun grudgingly. "Commander Randall is listed as the command duty officer. Til talk to your ...
2
Life in Nelson's Navy
ment of the shrill notes of the bosun's call, wrongly called on shore a 'bosun's whistle'. Using his call a bosun and his mates could in effect make different types of signals, or calls, to the ship's company. By blowing into the call and then ...
Dudley Pope, 1996
3
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China and Korea, ...
On January 6, 2006, Bosun requested that the Department hold a public hearing in this proceeding. On January 19, 2006, Petitioner requested the Department hold a public hearing in this proceeding. On April 3, 2006, Petitioner requested that ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
4
Comparative Studies in Administration
An American bosun has described how the procedure affects the bosun, if it is functioning well: The bosun likes the system of having the delegate handle all the beefs with the mate. The delegate gets the dirt and leaves the bosun clear of ...
James Thompson, Peter B. Hammond, Robert W. Hawkes, 1959
5
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China and Korea
On January 6, 2006, Bosun requested that the Department hold a public hearing in this proceeding. On January 19, 2006, Petitioner requested the Department hold a public hearing in this proceeding. On April 3, 2006, Petitioner requested that ...
6
Swift
After finishing speaking to Pollard, he spied the bosun speaking to the master. Jonathan knew that to get back to his mess, the bosun would have to use the stairs just forward of the quarterdeck, so he waited there to see if he might be able to ...
Alec Merrill, 2013
7
Human Factors Methods and Accident Analysis: Practical ...
of). the actual scenario network extract (top of Figure 2-16) shows how, at the point of setting sail, the ship's captain and the bosun were under the impression that the bow doors were closed (the bosun had seen them open but assumed that ...
Dr Laura Rafferty, Dr Daniel P Jenkins, Professor Neville A Stanton, 2012
8
Bosun, pass the word!
"BOSUN -PASS THE WORD!" Piping aboard King George VI of Britain is part of the day's work for USS Augusta's bosun, above. The Indianapolis' bosun knows his ropes, below I N VIVID reports of corespondents as- *• signed to task forces in  ...
9
Grand Conception
The rush now headed uphill towards the Bosun's platform, through the banks of tables, booths and speak-easies where sat or lay the majority of the bosun's guests. Most of them, too preoccupied with eating to notice a medium sized boarding ...
Charles Morgan, 2012
10
Squatter
The bosun asked me. I wondered what the bosun was talking about? And thought Khan did not tell me any thing about sea legs. I heard all kinds of sea stories, but, I never heard any thing about sea legs. The bosun looked seriously at me.
Leah Leonardsen, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOSUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bosun is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Careers under sail
Ms Haynes said role models including the STS Leeuwin II captain Sarah Robinson and bosun Angela Lewis had shown her it was possible to ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jul 15»
2
Arctic convoy survivor George Wilton from Biggin presented with VE …
Mr Wilton, 91, known as Gil, worked as a bosun's mate on a fleet of 30 supply ships, which were heavily protected by escort boats to keep the ... «Ashbourne News Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
A new generation of cavers is poised to discover secrets in Devil's Well
Back then, landowner Bill Wallace installed a wire cable attached to a bosun's chair, which was raised and lowered with a hand-crank winch, ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
4
Tribute to two pillars of our community
Edward “Bosun” Swainson was a Detective Sergeant in the Bermuda Police Force. He became a national hero and was given an inscribed ... «Royal Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Local-Chinese Couple Invests in Industrial Park Boosting Skill …
By Bosun Awoniyi. Lagos — "Everything we shared half half, he owns 50 percent and I own 50 percent for the WIHU International limited and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Wexford pays homage to its heroes in poignant ceremonies
... 2nd Engineer, Joseph Donahue, Wexford, 3rd Engineer Gary Roche, Wexford, Bosun, John "Chum" Roche, Wexford, Tom Grannell, Wexford, ... «Wexford People, Jul 15»
7
Feature: Nigerian-Chinese couple invests in industrial park boosting …
Feature: Nigerian-Chinese couple invests in industrial park boosting skill transfer in Africa. Jul 02,2015. by Bosun Awoniyi. LAGOS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- "Everything ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
8
Shoreham group's Songs of Praise surprise
“Fifty-two groups performed at the festival but we were the only ones to make it onto the television,” said a pleased Bill Brown, Bosun of the ... «Shoreham Herald, Jul 15»
9
Leveraging Data Science to Improve Monitoring
The talk included a quick overview of monitoring tools that leverage data science: Etsy's Kale, Stack Exchange's Bosun and Twitter's ... «InfoQ.com, Jun 15»
10
Sailors triumph at Southport
While they missed out on the overall Bosun Trophy by 11 seconds average lap time over 50 laps, Killington deservedly won the U18s Bosun ... «The Westmorland Gazette, Jun 15»

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