coxswain (redirected from coxswaining)

cox·swain  (kksn, -swn)

n.

1. A person who usually steers a ship's boat and has charge of its crew.

2. A person in a racing shell who usually directs the rest of the crew.

intr. & tr.v. cox·swained, cox·swain·ing, cox·swains

To act as coxswain or serve as coxswain for.

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[Middle English cokswaynne : cok, cockboat; see cockboat + swain, servant; see swain.]

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coxswain [kok-sn]

Noun

the person who steers a lifeboat or rowing boat [cock a ship's boat + swain]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

coxswain - the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew cox helmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a ship

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A person in charge of a small craft (in the Army, a Class B or smaller craft) who often functions as the helmsman. For a causeway ferry, the pilot is in charge with the coxswain performing helmsman functions. See causeway.

Translations

coxswain [ˈkɔksn] n → Steuermann m;

(of ship) → Boot(s)führer m

coxswain [ˈkɔksn] n (also: cox) → timoniere m

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coxswain

n coxswain [ˈkoksn]

1 (often abbreviated to cox koks) a person who steers a (small, usually racing) boat. stuurmanقائِد دفّـهуправляващ лодкаkormidelníkstyrmandder Steuermannπηδαλιούχοςtimoneltüürimeesقایق بانperämiesbarreur/-euseהַגַאי בְּסִירַת מְשוֹטִיםचलती नांव को नियंत्रित करने वाला व्यक्तिkormilarkormányospengemudi sekocistÿrimaður, bátstjóritimoniereかじとり(보트의) 키잡이vairininkasstūrmanisjuraganstuurstyrmannsterniktimoneirocârmaciрулевойkormidelníkkrmarčamdžijastyrman, cox, rorsmanคนถือท้ายเรือแข่งdümenci; serdümen舵手стерновийپتواری، مانجهىngười lái thuyền舵手

2 a petty officer in charge of a boat and crew. stuurmanمُوجّـه القارِبкормчияvelitel člunukvartermesterder Bootsführerλέμβαρχοςpatrónpaadivanemسکاندارperämiespatron, neמְפַקֵד צֶוֶות סִירָהजहाज के नाव को चलाने वाला नाविकvođa čamcaparancsnokserangstÿrimaður(sottufficiale che ha il comando di una scialuppa)艇長정장(艇長)valties vyresnysiskomandas vecākaisjuraganstuurmankvartermestersterniktimoneiroşef de barcă/de echipajстаршина шлюпкиveliteľ člnupoveljnik čolnakormilarbefälhavareนายท้ายเรือastsubay船長старшина шлюпкиصدر ملاحthuyền trưởng船长