bluejacket
Example Sentences
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Behind her, one catches a glimpse of the entire U. S. Navy, but especially of one roustabout bluejacket to whom Actor George O'Brien has given his first name and a good characterization.
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.
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A U.S. bluejacket staggered through the thick odor and the rude sounds of the old port of Naples.
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Cumbersome, inefficient bookkeeping will be replaced by a simple pay-record card to be carried by the bluejacket wherever he goes.
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The bluejacket stood out on the sparring of the bridge and signalled with his hand-flags.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)
