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able seaman

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Definition of able seaman

: an experienced deck-department seaman qualified to perform routine duties at sea

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Recent Examples on the Web The transcript of these conversations, as well as (one-sided) electronic communications among the captain, mates, engineers, able seamen and people ashore, runs to 500 pages. — Douglas Preston, New York Times, "A Disaster at Sea, Animated by 26 Hours of Black-Box Recordings," 1 May 2018

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1657, in the meaning defined above

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“Able seaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able%20seaman. Accessed 25 May. 2020.

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