shipmate

ship·mate | \ ˈship-ˌmāt

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Definition of shipmate

: a fellow sailor

Examples of shipmate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More than 30 Arizona crew members have chosen to be interred with their shipmates upon their death. — Sara Netzley, EW.com, "NCIS recap: Gibbs probes the wounds of Pearl Harbor," 15 Apr. 2020 So should Crozier be lauded for looking out for his shipmates, or damned for going around the chain of command? — Benedict D. Capaldi, National Review, "A Captain’s Duty," 7 Apr. 2020 Long John Silver, the story’s most fabled character, hurls his crutch at the back of an innocent shipmate, knocking him to the ground — then hops over to stab the man with a knife. — Kevin Baker, New York Times, "Letter of Recommendation: ‘Treasure Island’," 25 Feb. 2020 Pearl Harbor survivor: 'A great thing to honor all the shipmates' In Colorado Springs, Colorado, one of the last three surviving crew members of the battleship Arizona gave the idea his thumbs up. — Shaun Mckinnon, azcentral, "U.S. Navy will name new submarine the USS Arizona, recalling ship at Pearl Harbor," 23 Dec. 2019 Theim and shipmate Melissa Cook, an educator from Seattle, were the two teacher fellows aboard the National Geographic Explorer, a state-of-the-art, ice-class expedition ship. — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Here's how a Mukwonago teacher brought her National Geographic trip to the High Arctic back to her classroom," 4 Feb. 2020 For five years the shipmates labored in the cotton, rice, and sugarcane fields. — National Geographic, "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/02/clotilda-americas-last-slave-ship-stole-them-from-home-it-couldnt-steal-their-identities-feature.html," 16 Jan. 2020 On July 8 the shipmates glimpsed land in the distance. — National Geographic, "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/02/clotilda-americas-last-slave-ship-stole-them-from-home-it-couldnt-steal-their-identities-feature.html," 16 Jan. 2020 Bruner and several fellow shipmates shouted to a sailor on the ship moored next to the Arizona to toss over some rope. — NBC News, "Pearl Harbor veteran's interment to be last on sunken Arizona," 6 Dec. 2019

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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipmate. Accessed 28 May. 2020.

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