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Recent Examples of deckhand
Eight months into his journey, Ortega said a chance encounter with a South African yacht deckhand in a Myanmar hostel changed his life.
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Kaela Ling, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Things are further inflamed by the arrival of an itinerant deckhand, Daniel (Lorne MacFadyen) who makes known his feelings for Jack.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Then the man, Carrington and the other deckhand tied the boat at the dock, court documents say.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Marina worked as a stewardess (and then a second stewardess) on the superyacht Katina, while Nic served as a deckhand.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
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Kaela Ling, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Things are further inflamed by the arrival of an itinerant deckhand, Daniel (Lorne MacFadyen) who makes known his feelings for Jack.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Then the man, Carrington and the other deckhand tied the boat at the dock, court documents say.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Marina worked as a stewardess (and then a second stewardess) on the superyacht Katina, while Nic served as a deckhand.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deckhand
Noun
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There had also been a man-overboard situation on another boat, although thankfully the crewman was swiftly located and successfully recovered by his teammates.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
17 Dec. 2025
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The beloved character is depicted here as a promising but rebellious Royal Navy air crewman who's recruited by MI6.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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The seaman was patched up, and with his battleship sunk and his country abruptly at war with Japan, Germany and Italy, he was assigned to a destroyer.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2025
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As a girl in Minnesota, after the death of her mother, she was abandoned by her father, a Swedish seaman named Chris Christopherson.—
Adrienne Miller,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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And his castaway shipmate has marvelously oversized whiskers, formidable fangs and a ravenous appetite.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
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Commercial-grade appliances, with deep-tilt skillet and griddle, enable sailors to cook more food faster.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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In October, Regatta Bonaire draws sailors for races around Bonaire and to its neighboring islands.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Jan. 2026
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Written by Lin, Crew Girl is described as a frothy, coming-of-age teen drama about a 16-year-old female rower Teagan (Miku Martineau) who becomes the coxswain of a dysfunctional all-boys rowing team at an elite East Coast Prep School.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the 2,000-meter 8+ race, Kate and Gabby shared the boat with a total of eight rowers plus a coxswain who steers the boat and sets the cadence.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The only real-time observations available to the mariner were shore and ship reports.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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By aiding mariners, Airy believed, such measurements provided a tangible service to the state that the newfangled spectroscopy might not be able to match.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The logic system that underpins SMART-SEA is based on seafarer experience compiled via focus groups at the Texas A&M Galveston faculty.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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All that space has been used to create an indoor-outdoor layout for the next generation of seafarers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
22 Dec. 2025
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Assistance is free and confidential, Altman said, and Covered California has invested in a network of navigators to ensure help is widely available.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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As time-telling became more precise, ship navigators needed a standardized way to set their chronometers.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deckhand. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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