ship's company
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ship's company
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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"An officer took him to one side and told him the ship’s company had bets on if he was going to make it. The odds were against him."
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024
Along with khakis and the camouflage-patterned standard Navy working uniform, the ship’s company dons the same outfits worn by sailors in the War of 1812, including the Napoleonic-era “fore and aft” hat for officers.
From Washington Times • Jan. 9, 2022
The ship’s company were unable to bring the blaze under control and Salt gave the order to abandon it.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2017
And so, for many and good reasons, the ship's company who set sail from Southampton on the first and last voyage of the world's greatest vessel believed that she was unsinkable.
From Scientific American • Apr. 11, 2012
No means of faring home are left him now; no ship with oars, and no ship’s company to pull him on the broad back of the sea.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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