beachmaster

[beech-mas-ter, -mah-ster]

noun

1. a bull fur seal having its own territory in the breeding grounds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beachmaster¹

beach + master

Example Sentences

Vaghi, a lieutenant commander, was a Navy “beachmaster.”

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They have dinner with Small and Mortimer Caplan, a retired tax lawyer who was a beachmaster on D-Day, guiding landing craft ashore.

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The sailors who helped with the program at Little Creek came from Construction Battalion Mobile Unit 202, Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 and Beachmaster Unit 2.

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The climax of the late Denis Healey's military career was being a beachmaster at Anzio.

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He was the “beachmaster” in charge of landing British troops at Anzio.

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