leadsman

[ ledz-muhn ]

/ ˈlɛdz mən /

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noun, plural leads·men.

a sailor who sounds with a lead line.

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Origin of leadsman

First recorded in 1500–10; lead² + 's¹ + -man

Words nearby leadsman

lead-pipe cinch, leadplant, lead poisoning, lead screw, lead sheet, leadsman, lead tetraethyl, lead the way, lead time, lead track, lead tree

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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 Day
At a signal the leadsman had flown his pigeon again, though we were well past all reefs.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
Then 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 Paine
A 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 Optic

The 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

leadsman

/ (ˈlɛdzmən) /

noun plural -men

nautical a sailor who takes soundings with a lead line

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