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able seaman
[ey-buhl see-muhn]
noun
Also called able-bodied seaman.an experienced deck-department seaman qualified to perform routine sea duties.
(in the British Navy and on British and U.S. merchant ships) a rating between ordinary seaman and leading seaman or boatswain's mate. A.B., AB
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of able seaman1
Example Sentences
Twenty lives were lost, including that of the ship's commander and a young able seaman from Wrexham.
The rest of the crew was made up of able seamen accustomed to the harsh weather of the North Sea, two doctors, a handful of university scientists, officers, a carpenter, and a cook.
They had sailed with a sorry crew and arrived with able seamen—with very able seamen!
Historians said the able seaman had come from a wealthy grazing family and trained as an accountant.
That evening an unfortunate accident befell an able seaman who had crewed the rigging on the Heart of a Dream.
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