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winchman

Meaning of "winchman" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF WINCHMAN

ˈwɪntʃmən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINCHMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Winchman 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 WINCHMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rescue swimmer

The term rescue swimmer may be applied to any number of water rescue professionals, in coast guards and militaries operating around the world. Many coast guards train helicopter air-sea rescue swimmers and boat based rescue swimmers to enter the water to assist survivors in distress, whereas military rescue swimmers, sometimes referred to as "SAR Wet Crewman", do most of their work from aircraft carriers.

Definition of winchman in the English dictionary

The definition of winchman in the dictionary is a man who operates a winch. Other definition of winchman is a man lowered on the winch of a helicopter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINCHMAN

churchman · coachman · Dutchman · Frenchman · freshman · henchman · High-Churchman · kloochman · klootchman · Low-Churchman · marchman · nightwatchman · pitchman · ranchman · Scotchman · stagecoachman · stagecoachmen · switchman · truchman · watchman

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINCHMAN

win the exchange · win-win · wince · wincey · winceyette · winch · wincher · winchester · Winchester disk · Winchester rifle · Winckelmann · wincopipe · wind · wind chest · wind chimes · wind cone · wind deflector · wind down · wind farm · wind gap

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINCHMAN

Abdul Rahman · ashman · Brahman · bushman · Cornishman · earthman · Flying Dutchman · highman · Irishman · lengthman · mashman · night watchman · Northman · Othman · ploughman · prefreshman · Uthman · weighman · Welshman · wild Irishman

Synonyms and antonyms of winchman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «winchman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINCHMAN

Find out the translation of winchman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of winchman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «winchman» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

winchman
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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winchman
570 millions of speakers
en

English

winchman
510 millions of speakers
hi

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winchman
380 millions of speakers
ar

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winchman
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

winchman
278 millions of speakers
pt

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winchman
270 millions of speakers
bn

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winchman
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

treuilliste
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Winchman
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Winden
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

winchman
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

winchman
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Winchman
85 millions of speakers
vi

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winchman
80 millions of speakers
ta

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winchman
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विजेता
75 millions of speakers
tr

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winchman
70 millions of speakers
it

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winchman
65 millions of speakers
pl

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winchman
50 millions of speakers
uk

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winchman
40 millions of speakers
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winchman
30 millions of speakers
el

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winchman
15 millions of speakers
af

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winchman
14 millions of speakers
sv

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winchman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

winchman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of winchman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINCHMAN»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINCHMAN»

Discover the use of winchman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to winchman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Federal Reporter: With Key-number Annotations ...
[3] The winchman was employed by the Chiarello Company and was its servant, and not the servant of the Satilla. In The Slingsby, 120 Fed. 748, 57 C. C. A. 52 ( 1903), this court held that a winchman was not the employe of the stevedore who  ...
Robert Desty, James Wells Goodwin, Peyton Boyle, 1917
2
Winchman
For 22 years, Chris Murray was a winchman on search and rescue helicopters, and was involved in the rescue of many people from the seas and mountains around the north of Scotland and further afield.
Chris Murray (QGM), 2013
3
United States Circuit Courts of Appeals Reports: With ...
[3] The winchman was employed by the Chiarello Company and was its servant, and not the servant of the Satilla. In The Slingsby, 120 Fed. 748, 57 C. C. A. 52 ( 1903), this court held that a winchman was not the employe of the stevedore who  ...
‎1917
4
Reports Containing the Cases Determined in All the Circuits ...
... and that libelant, as well as his coemployes, were required to concentrate their attention upon the work directly in hand ; that defendant's winchman, engaged in operation of the winch aforesaid, used for hoisting and lowering bales of cotton ...
United States. Courts: Circuit Court of Appeals, 1916
5
Washington Reports
In other words, its contract obligated it to furnish a reasonably competent winchman. It knew the use to which it was intended to put the winch; it knew the stevedore company was -loading the ship, and for that purpose it would employ and have ...
Washington (State). Supreme Court, 1921
6
Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington
While it could not be held for any negligence of the winchman, because the latter was not its servant, yet it would be liable for its own negligence in furnishing an incompetent winchman. It is not necessary that there be any contractural ...
Washington (State). Supreme Court, Arthur Remington, Solon Dickerson Williams, 1921
7
The Pacific Reporter
Master and servant <S=>301 (4)— Dock company's winchman held loaned to ship company, and not to stevedore company. A dock company's winchman held loaned, for the loading of a ship, not to the stevedore company, but to ship ...
‎1920
8
The Supreme Court Reporter
All the work of loading was done by employees of the stevedore, except the operation of the winch, which was done by a winchman in the general employ of the defendant. The case was tried before a jury ami the plaintiff had a verdict.
Robert Desty, 1909
9
Supreme Court Reporter: U.S. Reports. Cases Argued and ...
All the work of loading was done by employees of the stevedore, except the operation of the winch, which was done by a winchman in the general employ of the defendant. The case was tried before a jury and the plaintiff had a verdict.
West Publishing Company, 1909
10
Supreme Court Reporter
All the work of loading was done by employees of the stevedore, except the operation of the winch, which was done by a winchman in the general employ of the defendant. The case was tried before a jury and the plaintiff had a verdict.
Robert Desty, 1909

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINCHMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term winchman is used in the context of the following news items.
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Award for Kincardine life-saving RAF winchman David
Sergeant Dave Currie, a winchman and medic based in north Wales, saved the life of a man who suffered horrific injuries in a quarry fall last year. The former ... «Dunfermline Press, Jul 15»
2
Driver in hospital after crushed by rock at Scotia Winch near Aberfeldy
Each vehicle in off-road challenge eventing has a two-person team, including a driver and a winchman, who stands outside the vehicle on tricky manoeuvres to ... «stv.tv, Jun 15»
3
Cornish winchman awarded Queen's Gallantry Medal
A Cornish Royal Navy winchman, who risked his life to save five French fisherman, has been awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal. In desperate conditions off ... «ITV News, Mar 15»
4
Sgt Dan Allanson: RAF winchman honoured for bravery
The search and rescue winchman was part of a four-man team called to rescue the fisherman lost overboard 60 miles north-east of East Falkland last July. «BBC News, Feb 15»
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RAF's only female winchman gets medal for storm heroics
The RAF's only female winchman who braved “atrocious” conditions and heavy seas to rescue a badly injured fisherman has received the Queen's Gallantry ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
6
Bravery award helicopter winchman Andrew Cowx faces hearing
A helicopter winchman who won a bravery award for his role in a rescue from a stricken North Sea supply boat is facing a misconduct hearing. Andrew Cowx is ... «BBC News, Jan 14»
7
Incredible moment RAF's only female winchman is lowered towards …
View comments. This is the moment the only female winchman in the RAF decided to risk her life - hanging by just a wire in a Force 8 gale - to save a fisherman. «Daily Mail, Oct 13»
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'Completely fearless' - RAF's only female winchman and Welsh …
The only female winchman in the RAF, who saved a fisherman's life in a Force 8 gale 50 nautical miles west of Milford Haven, has been honoured for bravery. «WalesOnline, Oct 13»
9
Helicopter winchman meets his special delivery
Winchman and paramedic Gary Robertson, 41, who helped deliver the baby, met Kialan for the first time since then when Michael Ring, the junior transport ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 13»
10
Tuna capsizes fishing boat
Anthony Winchman caught a 230-pound Ahi tuna in Hawaii Friday morning. The wounded fish dove off the boat dragging Winchman with him and nearly ... «WQAD.com -- Quad Cities News & Weather from WQAD, Jul 13»
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