coxswain
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Coxswain Andrew McHaffie said the yacht was moving dangerously close to the beach leaving only "a slim chance of survival in those conditions".
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2021
Lifeboat crews said it was a "prank gone wrong", and Coxswain Paddy Lee added: "He is a very lucky man".
From BBC • May 1, 2015
THE BAR Service bar along one side of the main dining room has a full complement of drinks, including several summer coolers, mixed drinks with sculling names like Coxswain, Drive Ten and Catch Point.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2010
Navy's Coxswain John Gartland called for a rise in the beat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chief Pharmacist's Mate Elzer Howell and Coxswain Francis G. Connor thereupon jumped overboard and made a line fast to the German.
From Our Navy in the War by Perry, Lawrence
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