leadsman
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How to use leadsman in a sentence
He slowed the freighter to a snail's pace when he approached the dredged channel, and at last the leadsman found suitable bottom.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayAt a signal the leadsman had flown his pigeon again, though we were well past all reefs.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellThen came the leadsman's long-drawn chant, once so familiar, the monotonous repeating in river parlance of the depths of water.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineA leadsman had been stationed on each side of the forecastle, though there was no present occasion for their services.
Within The Enemy's Lines | Oliver OpticThe leadsman was ordered to sound, as the screw was stopped, and he reported sixteen fathoms with the deep-sea lead.
Stand By The Union | Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for leadsman
/ (ˈlɛdzmən) /
nautical a sailor who takes soundings with a lead line
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