bluejacket
Example Sentences
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From a military standpoint this is not long enough to turn out a well-trained soldier or a bluejacket.
From Time Magazine Archive
The President tapped the bluejacket on the shoulder and asked: "Where did you get all those battle stars, sailor?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Among them: Colonel Smith, his crew chief Staff Sergeant Christopher Domitrovich, and Albert Perna, a Navy bluejacket who had hitchhiked a ride from New Bedford.
From Time Magazine Archive
A U.S. bluejacket staggered through the thick odor and the rude sounds of the old port of Naples.
From Time Magazine Archive
But he does not have to sailorize; the bluejacket takes care of that part, and takes care of it well.
From The U-boat hunters by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
