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midshipman

[mid-ship-muhn, mid-ship-] / ˈmɪdˌʃɪp mən, mɪdˈʃɪp- /
NOUN
cadet
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Before midshipman Lincoln Hedberg steps off the bandstand and the Herndon Climb ends, he takes the microphone and sings “Navy Blue & Gold,” USNA’s alma mater.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

She says it was because she refused to name a fellow midshipman who did cheat.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

It’s not just that midshipman fish are easier to capture than actual sailors.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2024

For talkative midshipman fish -- sometimes called the "California singing fish" -- the midbrain plays a robust role in initiating and patterning of sounds used in vocal communication.

From Science Daily Jan. 3, 2024

His elder half-brother, Lawrence, who had been a British officer, saw to it that George was accepted as a midshipman in the Royal Navy.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

It was hard squaring the hulking mass of midshipmen who would nearly trample me at Herndon with these two polite teenagers prone to nervous laughter.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

I’ll always shout “Go Navy! Beat Army!” knowing that the midshipmen and cadets serve a cause greater than self.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 2025

The navy did not want its midshipmen wasting their time on such frivolities.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

A retired Navy commander organized an effort to make the banned books available to midshipmen.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2025

At a half mile, Washington continued to lead by about the same margin, with Syracuse just behind them and the midshipmen of Navy, on their outside, just a few feet behind Syracuse.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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