coxswain
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/ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/
English
Definitions
noun
- In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
- The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
- The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
- A rank or position.“British Royal Navy Cadets Cadet Coxswain is the highest normal rank which may be achieved.”
verb
- (intransative) To act as coxswain for.“to coxswain a boat”
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