leadsman

[ ledz-muhn ]

/ ˈlɛdz mən /

noun, plural leads·men.

a sailor who sounds with a lead line.

Origin of leadsman

First recorded in 1500–10; lead² + 's¹ + -man

Words nearby leadsman

lead-pipe cinch, leadplant, lead poisoning, lead screw, lead sheet, leadsman, lead tetraethyl, lead the way, lead time, lead track, lead tree

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Example sentences from the Web for leadsman

Another—the leadsman—was standing amidships peering over the side into the mist.
The Last Hope|Henry Seton Merriman
She lurched across with dry decks, and when the leadsman got deeper water the pilot brought her round and pulled up his canoe.
Wyndham's Pal|Harold Bindloss
"By the mark seven," sung out the leadsman in the starboard chains.
Tom Cringle's Log|Michael Scott
The line ran out until it suddenly slackened just under the leadsman.
The Harbor of Doubt|Frank Williams

Though she received nine shots in her hull, the leadsman was the only man wounded on board.
The Three Commanders|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for leadsman

leadsman

/ (ˈlɛdzmən) /

noun plural -men

nautical a sailor who takes soundings with a lead line

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单词	leadsman
释义	leadsman [ ledz-muhn ] / ˈlɛdz mən / noun, plural leads·men. a sailor who sounds with a lead line. Origin of leadsman First recorded in 1500–10; lead² + 's¹ + -man Words nearby leadsman lead-pipe cinch, leadplant, lead poisoning, lead screw, lead sheet, leadsman, lead tetraethyl, lead the way, lead time, lead track, lead tree Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leadsman Another—the leadsman—was standing amidships peering over the side into the mist. The Last Hope\|Henry Seton Merriman She lurched across with dry decks, and when the leadsman got deeper water the pilot brought her round and pulled up his canoe. Wyndham's Pal\|Harold Bindloss "By the mark seven," sung out the leadsman in the starboard chains. Tom Cringle's Log\|Michael Scott The line ran out until it suddenly slackened just under the leadsman. The Harbor of Doubt\|Frank Williams Though she received nine shots in her hull, the leadsman was the only man wounded on board. The Three Commanders\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for leadsman leadsman / (ˈlɛdzmən) / noun plural -men nautical a sailor who takes soundings with a lead line Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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