bluejacket
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bluejacket
Example Sentences
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The bluejacket wondered what was wrong, why he had been called to the "nut factory."
From Time Magazine Archive
The U.S. bluejacket who spoke could make allowances for human curiosity.
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A U.S. bluejacket staggered through the thick odor and the rude sounds of the old port of Naples.
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Cumbersome, inefficient bookkeeping will be replaced by a simple pay-record card to be carried by the bluejacket wherever he goes.
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For the lower deck the supply of the suitable class of bluejacket might be sadly deficient were it not for the seafaring populations of Brittany and Normandy.
From France by Gordon Cochrane Home
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