seamanlike
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of seamanlike
Example Sentences
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Also came Hans Fleming, Chief Pilot, straight, tall, seamanlike, determined to do his duty, to teach Americans taking over the ship everything he knew.
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Just as important as these statistics to Miss Mac was the fact that her blue-clad girls had been models of correct, seamanlike behavior before the U.S. public.
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Unhappily, this special edition is tarted up with Rorschach-like woodcut and wash color illustrations, thus sabotaging the realism of tidal charts, maps and seamanlike detail.
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The standard boat is surprisingly well equipped, but I have to mention one item that seems to summarize the thoughtful and seamanlike approach Formula uses on its yachts.
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In a seamanlike manner; purpose well effected; adroitly tricked.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
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