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Meaning of "deckhand" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECKHAND

deckhand  [ˈdɛkˌhænd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECKHAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deckhand 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 DECKHAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

deckhand

Able seaman

An able seaman is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. An AB may work as a watchstander, a day worker, or a combination of these roles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECKHAND


aforehand
əˈfɔːˌhænd
backhand
ˈbækˌhænd
barehand
ˈbɛəˌhænd
beforehand
bɪˈfɔːˌhænd
behindhand
bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd
chamberhand
ˈtʃeɪmbəˌhænd
cowhand
ˈkaʊˌhænd
dockhand
ˈdɒkˌhænd
flyhand
ˈflaɪˌhænd
forehand
ˈfɔːˌhænd
glad-hand
ˈɡlædˌhænd
greenhand
ˈɡriːnˌhænd
hand
hænd
longhand
ˈlɒŋˌhænd
overhand
ˈəʊvəˌhænd
shorthand
ˈʃɔːtˌhænd
sleevehand
ˈsliːvˌhænd
stagehand
ˈsteɪdʒˌhænd
stonehand
ˈstəʊnˌhænd
underhand
ˈʌndəˌhænd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECKHAND

deck chair
deck crane
deck department
deck hand
deck officer
deck over
deck shoe
deck tennis
deck-access
deckchair
decked
deckel
Decker
deckhouse
decking
deckle
deckle edge
deckle strap
deckle-edged
decko

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECKHAND

a free hand
a heavy hand
at first hand
at hand
Bundelkhand
by hand
first hand
first-hand
hand in hand
in hand
Jharkhand
left-hand
on hand
out of hand
right-hand
second hand
second-hand
the upper hand
to hand
Uttarakhand

Synonyms and antonyms of deckhand in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deckhand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECKHAND

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

Translator English - Chinese

水手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marinero
570 millions of speakers

English

deckhand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

deckhand
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وظيفة مساعد قبطان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

матрос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

marinheiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

deckhand
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

matelot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Deckhand
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Matrose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

甲板員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갑판원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deckhand
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

deckhand
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

deckhand
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेकहँड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

deckhand
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

marinaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deckhand
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

матрос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deckhand
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

deckhand
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deckhand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

deckhand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matros
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deckhand

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECKHAND»

The term «deckhand» is regularly used and occupies the 107.645 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECKHAND» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECKHAND»

Discover the use of deckhand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deckhand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Deckhand: Life on Freighters of the Great Lakes
One of those jobs was deckhand on the ore boats. With numerous photographs and engaging stories, Deckhand offers an insider's view of both the mundane and the intriguing duties performed by deckhands on these gritty cargo vessels.
Nelson Haydamacker, Alan D. Millar, 2010
2
The Reluctant Deckhand
Old enough to work on her mother's fish boat, Tess becomes a skillful crew member and learns how to take responsibility for herself on their journey up the British Columbia coastline.
Jan Padgett, 1996
3
The Fisher Queen: A Deckhand's Tales of the BC Coast
Homefront: It's hard to separate that word from war.
Sylvia Taylor, 2012
4
Fugitive Deckhand: A Novel of the Canalways of New York State
Fleeing his Vermont farm after committing a murder, Tom finds a new life as a tugboat deckhand on the Erie Canal.
Fred G. Godfrey, Holly Ruotolo, 1990
5
Randy of the River: Or, the Adventures of a Young Deckhand
The book was an immediate success, spurring a vast collection of sequels and similar novels, including Luck and Pluck (1869) and Tattered Tom (1871).
Horatio Alger, 2007
6
Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand
Railroad Ferries of the Hudson and the Stories of a Deckhand is a complete business, economic, technical, and social history of the ferryboats that were once operated across the Hudson River to Manhattan from New Jersey and that were owned ...
Raymond J. Baxter, Arthur G. Adams, 1999
7
Lake Effect: A Deckhand's Journey on the Great Lakes Freighters
A deckhand's coming-of-age story of sailing the Great Lakes steamboats during the social and political turbulence of the early 1970s, Lake Effect is a vivid and memorable account, told in a light-hearted and entertaining narrative style, of ...
Nancy Steinhaus, 2008
8
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, ...
3. David Haggert's account In 1972, he began work for the Respondent as a deckhand. In 1980, he was promoted to a mate's position; in 1985, to captain. A dispatcher told him, on his promotion to captain, that he had been recommended by a ...
‎1996
9
Officers and Employees of the Department of Commerce and ...
... Watchman Watchman Watchman Chief gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Gateman Deckhand Deckhand Deckhand Deckhand ...
United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor, 1908
10
Fire on board the small passenger vessel Port Imperial ...
After leaving the dock, the master decided to have dinner and turned over the conn to deckhand No. 1. The master remained in the pilothouse to eat and was facing aft when he observed smoke coming from the port ventilator to the engine  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECKHAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deckhand is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Indonesian fisherman killed in boat winch in New Zealand waters
Korean fishing vessel GOM 379 coming into Bluff carrying the body of Indonesian deckhand Triyono, who was killed in a trawl net winch. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Alaska trollers suffer unfair king salmon quotas amid strong returns
She says that when not chained to her desk or in a meeting, she feels fortunate to be a deckhand on a troll boat out of a small town in Southeast ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
3
Tugboat inquest hears tow hook failed to trip line
"I heard Jason (Mepham, the deckhand) say trip the lock, trip the lock. It was jammed, the lever wouldn't push," Mr Kenny said in evidence given ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
4
Summer day trip on the Dorena-Hickman Ferry: A popular, and …
Edward Floyd and a single deckhand, the ferry since July 2014 has conveyed more than 17,000 people across the river, Hutchison says, ... «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»
5
Surely a tugboat captain is a supervisor under the NLRA, right? Not …
Significantly, the majority noted that most of the time tugboats had only one deckhand, and thus the assignment of work by the captain was an ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
6
Refugio Oil Spill Lawsuits Keep Rolling In
Other plaintiffs include Oxnard-based commercial fishermen Josh Chancer, local deckhand Cort Pierson, Los Angeles-based seafood ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jul 15»
7
How Colonel Sanders Made Kentucky Fried Chicken an American …
... for years, he bounced from job to job—farm hand, street-car fare collector, mule tender on an Army ship bound for Cuba, riverboat deckhand, ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
8
Regatta scenes
Winners of the deckhand line throw competition are, third from left, Mark Kincaid, first place, Jeff Bush, second place, Daniel Burdette, third place. Also pictured ... «Point Pleasant Register, Jul 15»
9
The hero who has saved the lives two North Sea fishermen
As Paul Buchan's cries for help rang out across the fishing vessel, deckhand Charlie McDonald ran to his side without a second thought. «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
10
Beach getaway guide for locals
“We get people from all over coming to catch a variety of species of fish,” said a deckhand with Captain Anderson's Fishing Charters, identified ... «LaGrange Daily News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Deckhand [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/deckhand>. May 2024 ».
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