lifeboatman
noun
a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.
lifeboatmen
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pluralof lifeboatman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The lifeboatmen made multiple attempts to pull alongside the vessel before being overwhelmed by the conditions.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021
Our eight extremely brave, & selfless @RNLI lifeboatmen, all sons of Mousehole, who made the ultimate sacrifice on 19 December 1981.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2021
It was chosen as a memorial to the Caister Lifeboat disaster of 1901 in which nine lifeboatmen died.
From BBC ● May 18, 2018
The returning billow carried the boat off the truck, and the lifeboatmen plunged in their oars and pulled.
From Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway by Alice B. Emerson
Gallant, unselfish, and thorough as are the services of the lifeboatmen, their operations in the main are intended to serve known wrecks and strandings.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone
