lifeboatman en · NOUN
Etymology
From lifeboat + -man.
Meanings
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A man who crews a lifeboat.
In a corner of the churchyard, where old headstones mark the graves of many mariners, is a striking white statue of a lifeboatman, erected as a memorial to three members of the local lifeboat crew who lost their lives in 1916 while trying to reach a ship in distress.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 322, about Port Eynon:Sail-propelled trolley used by lifeboatmen for traversing the Spurn Head Railway. This view was taken in March, 1930
1940 December, “The Spurn Head Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 655, photo caption:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lifeboatmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
el ναυαγοσώστης (lifeboat crew member)