jack-tar

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Noun
  • An old safe that once contained drunken sailors’ valuables sits in the back corner.
    Derek Sandhaus, Saveur, 10 July 2025
  • Between November 2023 and January 2025, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two and killing four sailors.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The next two hours would be a race against time and Mother Nature as conditions on the lake rapidly deteriorated, faster than many locals and longtime mariners had ever seen.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • As of June 12, the ship was still partially sunken about 30 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, and a broadcast notice was issued telling mariners to avoid the area, according to officials.
    Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • This spring, the library system hired a program manager and three part-time digital navigators — who provide technical assistance with the internet — to hold office hours and teach skills classes in English and Spanish.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
  • Hope navigators, who function as caseworkers, are supposed to use the helpline to direct Floridians to local churches and nonprofits.
    Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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“Jack-tar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack-tar. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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