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
Huynh was hired as a deck hand but served as the vessel’s de facto captain, Dysart said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2018
For a couple of years in the 1960s, he worked as a deck hand on the state ferries.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2018
"She won't come off," replied the deck hand, after he had used all his power in the attempt to shove her off.
From Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants by Optic, Oliver
