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/ˈbōsən/,
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boatswains, plural;
  1. A ship's officer in charge of equipment and the crew

  1. a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
  2. A boatswain (formerly and dialectically also), bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. The boatswain supervises the other unlicensed members of the ship's deck department, and typically is not a watchstander, except on vessels with small crews. ...
  3. A skua is a seabird of the family Stercorariidae. The three smaller skuas are called jaegers in North America.
  4. The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship; The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
  5. Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun. A crew member responsible for keeping the hull, rigging and sails in repair.
  6. From the Saxon word "swein" which meant a boy or servant.  The boat refers to the ship and not to her small boats.
  7. Often pronounced Bosun, this crew member was in charge of the deck, whether it be the crew, equipment, or activity on the deck.
  8. As required by 17th Century law, British ships-of-war carried three smaller boats, the boat, the cock-boat, and the skiff. The boat - or gig - was usually used by the Captain to go ashore and was the larger of the three. The cock-boat was a very small rowboat used as the ship's tender. ...
  9. The Officer who has the charge of the Cordage, Boats, Rigging, &c.
  10. The highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands and who in turn comes under the direct orders of the master or chief mate or mate.
  11. This term comes from the Old English batswegen, meaning the boat's swain, or husband. Today it refers to the professional seaman trade.
  12. an enlisted rating, running from boatswain's striker (E-2) thru Master Chief and then into Warrant Officers, commonly called "Boats"; a Navy and Coast Guard rating for deck crew. ...
  13. An officer who takes charge of a yacht's gear, and it is his duty to superintend all work done upon the spars, rigging, or sails. He also takes charge of all spare gear and sails, and sees that everything on deck and above deck is neat, clear, and ship-shape. ...
  14. or bosun - A non-commissioned officer responsible for the sails, ropes and boats on a ship who issues "piped" commands to seamen.
  15. The individual responsible for the ropes, lines, cables, sails, and every functional piece of equipment on a ship.
  16. In sailing ships, the Boatswain was the officer responsible for the rigging,sails and sailing equipment. The Bo’sun looks after the general working of the ship, especially with regard to anchors, cables, blocks and tackles. He takes his orders from all officers. ...
  17. In seamen's ornithology, Boatswain is a name applied to several kinds of birds, and was perhaps first given to some of the genus Stercorarius(SKUA), though also commonly used for the species of the TROPICBIRD (scientific genus Phaethon), the projecting middle feathers of the tail in each being ...
  18. member of a ship's crew in charge of the deck hands and responsible for general ship repairs.
  19. (pronounced “bosun” or “bos’n” and also frequently spelled that way) – the officer traditionally in charge of a ship’s anchors, cordage, boats, occasionally rigging, and also with general oversight over the deck crew.
  20. ship's crewmember in charge of equipment and maintenance
  21. (pronounced "Boh' sun")