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deckhands

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plural of deckhand

as in crewmen

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These outposts were intended to be manned by British seamen armed with antiaircraft weaponry.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
The South cried hypocrisy on slavery, given that the seamen of Providence, Rhode Island, played a central role in the Atlantic slave trade.

— James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of seamen

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American and French soldiers and sailors killed one another during the 1942 landings in North Africa—and then went off to war together in Italy and the South of France.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
The elimination followed an earlier decision to end female sailors’ participation in women’s-only regattas.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of sailors

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On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
To protect these specialized mariners, pilot boats evolved into highly stable, heavy-duty vessels.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026

Definition of mariners

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Troutman said nonurgent calls redirected to the nurse navigators will result in cost savings for Arlington.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Additionally, employers should provide dedicated benefits navigators to guide employees through complex survivor benefits, Social Security, and life insurance decisions.

— Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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