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The sheer novelty was part of the allure for a pair of lifelong landlubbers like us.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
Of note for landlubbers among us, a bathroom on a boat is called a head.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2025
Sailors and landlubbers can lust after the latest jackets and other gear for foul or fair weather — and conduct a battle of the brands — by bouncing between Helly Hansen and Musto, only three doors apart.
—Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Most visitors opt to snorkel or scuba dive the reefs and see their associated marine life, but landlubbers can stay dry with a glass-bottom boat tour.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
Of note for landlubbers among us, a bathroom on a boat is called a head.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2025
Sailors and landlubbers can lust after the latest jackets and other gear for foul or fair weather — and conduct a battle of the brands — by bouncing between Helly Hansen and Musto, only three doors apart.
—Charles Babington, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Most visitors opt to snorkel or scuba dive the reefs and see their associated marine life, but landlubbers can stay dry with a glass-bottom boat tour.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Landlubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlubber. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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landlubber
noun
land·lub·ber
-ˌ(d)ləb-ər 
: landsman
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