deck hand
Example Sentences
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He works as a deck hand, helping to load coal onto river barges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
The deck hand went onto the deck to close the yacht's windows.
From BBC • May 14, 2025
For a couple of years in the 1960s, he worked as a deck hand on the state ferries.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2018
He eased the boat in and shut it down while deck hand Travis Richey grabbed a plastic whiffle ball bat with the end cut off.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2016
Everybody paid her attention, from the skipper down to the humblest deck hand.
From A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta by Boothby, Guy
