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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 [ˈkɒksən -ˌsweɪn]

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) the helmsman of a lifeboat, racing shell, etc. Also called cockswain

[from cock a ship's boat + swain]

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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.

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

Translations

coxswain [ˈkɒksn] N → timonel mf

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coxswain [ˈkɒks^ən] n [lifeboat] → timonier m

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coxswain

n

(in rowing) = cox N

(Naut: of lifeboat etc) → Boot(s)führer m

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coxswain [ˈkɒksən] n → nocchiere m

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coxswain [ˈkɒksən] n → nocchiere m

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coxswain

n coxswain [ˈkoksn]

1 (often abbreviated tocoxkoks) a person who steers a (small, usually racing) boat. stuurman قائِد دفّـه управляващ лодка kormidelník styrmand der Steuermann πηδαλιούχος timonel tüürimees قایق بان perämies barreur/-euse הַגַאי בְּסִירַת מְשוֹטִים चलती नांव को नियंत्रित करने वाला व्यक्ति kormilar kormányos pengemudi sekoci stÿrimaður, bátstjóri timoniere かじとり 키잡이 vairininkas stūrmanis juragan stuur styrmann sternik timoneiro cârmaci рулевой kormidelník krmar čamdžija styrman, cox, rorsman คนถือท้ายเรือแข่ง dümenci; serdümen 舵手 стерновий پتواری، مانجهى người lái thuyền 舵手

2 a petty officer in charge of a boat and crew. stuurman مُوجّـه القارِب кормчия velitel člunu kvartermester der Bootsführer λέμβαρχος patrón paadivanem سکاندار perämies patron, ne מְפַקֵד צֶוֶות סִירָה जहाज के नाव को चलाने वाला नाविक vođa čamca parancsnok serang stÿrimaður (sottufficiale che ha il comando di una scialuppa) 艇長 타수 valties vyresnysis komandas vecākais juragan stuurman kvartermester sternik timoneiro şef de barcă/de echipaj старшина шлюпки veliteľ člnu poveljnik čolna kormilar befälhavare นายท้ายเรือ astsubay 副水手長 старшина шлюпки صدر ملاح thuyền trưởng 船长