third mate
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Cadet Sophie Scopazzi, 25, who wants to be a third mate on a deep-sea ship, pressed the school to eliminate gender-based policies regarding hair length, earring-wear and nail polish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in March 1990 that the third mate had failed to “properly maneuver the vessel because of fatigue and excessive workload.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2022
Woronowicz has been working on boats his whole life as a merchant mariner — on tugboats and cruise ships, now as a third mate on a Columbia University ocean research vessel.
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
You see we were both put in the same watch because the Salamander required no third mate.
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Stables, Gordon
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