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Categories: Nautical terms, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Naval ranks, Titles, Marine occupations

boatswain bos'n bo's'n bosun bo'sun

A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen WordNet 3.0

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A petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun, also known as a deck boss, or a qualified member of the deck department, is the most senior rate of the deck department and is responsible for the components of a ship's hull. Wikipedia

Seniormost rate of the deck department. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Supervisor of a ship's deck department Wikidata

A petty officer on a ship, responsible for the ship's equipment and for controlling the work of the crew. OmegaWiki

The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen. Wiktionary

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Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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