third mate
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Capt. Darrin Muenzberg and his third mate launched an investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
He turned over the bridge to the third mate, Cousins, with instructions to return to the normal route once clear of the ice.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2022
Elizabeth Livi, a 24-year-old third mate from Fairlawn, N.J., worked on a ship with multiple COVID-19 cases over the summer.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2021
The captain, Mundy, the second mate, and the third mate each commanded one of the lifeboats.
From The New Yorker ● May 28, 2016
He muttered something about the mad third mate of a sloop.
From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Bennet, Robert Ames
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