swabbie

variants also swabby
slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swabbie
Noun
  • While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The younger Petterson, best known as a sailor and yacht designer, with two Olympic medals and four world-championship titles to his credit, was then a student of Frua, and the one who actually styled the car.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Reports of the ship would come in batches from locals, fishermen and other sailors; the fog evidently the perfect atmosphere to draw this ghost ship back home.
    Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The oily, tar-like creosote inside your firebox can be dissolved with an alkaline cleaner.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Recent economic and life-cycle assessments indicate that converting bio-tar into bio-carbon can deliver net-positive energy, financial, and environmental benefits.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The right edge also holds a microSD card slot and headphone jack.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This simple transmitter plugs into the headphone jack on your screen and connects to your favorite noise-canceling headphones to drown out the sounds of other passengers while allowing for hours of entertainment with your own personal earbuds.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Raúl, who’s Colombian, at the wheel; Vanina, who knows the Western Zone, as navigator in the passenger seat; Patricia and me in the back.
    Mariana Enriquez October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to fly across the globe at the time of her disappearance, with navigator Fred Noonan also on board.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Swabbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swabbie. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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