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 Definitions of coxswain  [ˈkɒk sən, -ˌsweɪn]  

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Definition of 'coxswain' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) coxswain
the steersman of a racing shell.

2.  coxswain
a person in charge of a ship's boat and who usu. steers it.

Etymology:  (1425–75; late ME cokeswayne. See cockboat , swain)

Definition of 'coxswain' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) coxswain, cox
the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew


Definition of 'coxswain' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) coxswain
see Cockswain


Definition of 'coxswain' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  coxswain
A person in charge of a small craft (in the Army, a Class B or smaller craft) who often functions as the helmsman. For a causeway ferry, the pilot is in charge with the coxswain performing helmsman functions. See causeway.


Translation of 'coxswain' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (often abbreviated to cox

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: stuurman Arabic flag Arabic: قائِد دفّـه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: управляващ лодка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: timoneiro Czech flag Czech: kormidelník German flag German: der Steuermann
Danish flag Danish: styrmand Greek flag Greek: πηδαλιούχος Spanish flag Spanish: timonel
Estonian flag Estonian: tüürimees Farsi flag Farsi: قایق بان Finnish flag Finnish: veneenkuljettaja
French flag French: barreur/-euse Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַגַאי בְּסִירַת מְשוֹטִי Hindi flag Hindi: चलती नांव को नियंत्रित कर
Croatian flag Croatian: kormilar Hungarian flag Hungarian: kormányos Indonesian flag Indonesian: pengemudi sekoci
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stÿrimaður, bátstjóri Italian flag Italian: timoniere Japanese flag Japanese: かじとり
Korean flag Korean: 키잡이 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: vairininkas Latvian flag Latvian: stūrmanis
Malay flag Malay: juragan Dutch flag Dutch: stuur Norwegian flag Norwegian: styrmann
Polish flag Polish: sternik Persian flag Persian: قایق بان Pashto flag Pashto: د بیړی سروس یا څارو
Portuguese flag Portuguese: timoneiro Romanian flag Romanian: cârmaci Russian flag Russian: рулевой
Slovak flag Slovak: kormidelník Slovenian flag Slovenian: krmar Serbian flag Serbian: čamdžija
Swedish flag Swedish: styrman, cox, rorsman Thai flag Thai: คนถือท้ายเรือแข่ง Turkish flag Turkish: dümenci; serdümen
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 舵手 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: стерновий Urdu flag Urdu: پتواری، مانجهى
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: người lái thuyền Chinese flag Chinese: 舵手

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