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
He had left a third mate in control of the ship while he went below to do paperwork.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022
Mr. Hazelwood left the bridge at 11:50 p.m., turning it over to the third mate, Gregory Cousins.
From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2022
The captain, Mundy, the second mate, and the third mate each commanded one of the lifeboats.
From The New Yorker • May 28, 2016
The very next day a third mate was found, and this gave wonderful courage to Dick, almost transforming him into another sort of man.
From The Little Missis by Skinner, Charlotte
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