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
  • These aircraft collectively transport, project and protect the America, which typically carries nearly 2,600 sailors and Marines.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Peacoat The peacoat, spotlighted at Patou, brings a sense of heritage to modern wardrobe staples; now an emblem of polished style, the peacoat is said to have originated in the 18th century, when it was first worn by Dutch sailors.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • In wealthy pockets, Babylonic trees planted in perfect lines draw your eye up and away from the tar-colored skins of frogs pancaked by SUVs.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The process involves lifting the entire structure off its foundation using jacks, which also requires homeowners to temporarily move out.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Earhart was traveling with her navigator, Fred Noonan, in a twin-engine Lockheed Electra when the duo vanished while in flight from New Guinea to Howland Island during Earhart's attempt to make history as the first female pilot to fly across the globe.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, its staff of several hundred men included dozens of strike teams, each with a drone pilot, a navigator, and several crew members.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Swabbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swabbie. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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