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coxswain

[kok-suhn] / ˈkɒk sən /




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She was a coxswain on the men’s rowing team at UNC, and other than yelling really loud, she loves to thrift, bike and try new restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Coroner Monica Chow said on Wednesday that the crash happened because of gross negligence by the coxswain from each vessel.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

George as a director, you are like a coach or coxswain.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2023

It's a year that has pushed coxswain Kennedy - a Paralympic champion in the mixed coxed four - harder than any race.

From BBC ● May 16, 2023

“Typical coxswain abuse,” one Washington cox later said, laughing.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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