second mate

noun

the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the first mate.

Also called second officer.

Words nearby second mate

second language, second lien, second lieutenant, secondly, second man, second mate, secondment, second messenger, second molar, second mortgage, second name

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Example sentences from the Web for second mate

At the end of that time, I went on board the Sally, a ship also bound to Greenock, as her second-mate.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
The second-mate was so astounded at what he regarded as super-colossal impudence and ingratitude, that he just gasped.
Captain Calamity|Rolf Bennett
"Half a mo, Mac," said the second-mate, as the engineer made another attempt to escape.
Captain Calamity|Rolf Bennett
I shipped as a sort of second-mate, keeping a watch, though I lived forward at my own request.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper

It was actually greater preferment for me than when I was raised from third to be second-mate.
Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for second mate

second mate

noun

the next in command of a merchant vessel after the first mateAlso called: second officer

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

单词	second mate
释义	second mate noun the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the first mate. Also called second officer. Words nearby second mate second language, second lien, second lieutenant, secondly, second man, second mate, secondment, second messenger, second molar, second mortgage, second name Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for second mate At the end of that time, I went on board the Sally, a ship also bound to Greenock, as her second-mate. Ned Myers\|James Fenimore Cooper The second-mate was so astounded at what he regarded as super-colossal impudence and ingratitude, that he just gasped. Captain Calamity\|Rolf Bennett "Half a mo, Mac," said the second-mate, as the engineer made another attempt to escape. Captain Calamity\|Rolf Bennett I shipped as a sort of second-mate, keeping a watch, though I lived forward at my own request. Ned Myers\|James Fenimore Cooper It was actually greater preferment for me than when I was raised from third to be second-mate. Afloat And Ashore\|James Fenimore Cooper British Dictionary definitions for second mate second mate noun the next in command of a merchant vessel after the first mateAlso called: second officer 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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