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boatswain

boatswain · boatswains

боцман

Bootsmann

A person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairsA person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs.: The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

UK/ˈbəʊ.sən/US/ˈboʊ.sən/

Значение

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A person aboard ship who is in charge of various maritime affairs.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
Bootsmann
бо́цманbócman
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The tropicbird.

Переводы

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Русский

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officer of a sailing ship:

Deutsch

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Происхождение

From Middle English botswain, botswein, bote-swayn, from late Old English bātsweġen, from

From Middle English botswain, botswein, bote-swayn, from late Old English bātsweġen, from bāt (“boat”) + sweġen (“swain”), the latter element a borrowing from Old Norse sveinn (“boy”); equivalent to boat + swain (“boy, servant”).

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