boat crew

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• Navy boat crew — Most Navy boats have permanently assigned crews. Crew size varies depending on the type of boat, but typically consists of the coxswain, engineer, and bowhook and sometimes a sternhook and boat officer. All must be qualified swimmers. The boat… …   Wikipedia

• Boat ambulance — The boat ambulance is a boat used for emergency medical care in island areas as the city of Venice in Italy or Norway fjords.Venice boat ambulance serviceVenetian boat ambulances, which are part of the Venetian Emergency Medical Service ( Venezia …   Wikipedia

• Boat building — Boat building, one of the oldest branches of engineering, is concerned with constructing the hulls of boats and, for sailboats, the masts, spars and rigging.Parts* Bow the front and generally sharp end of the hull. It is designed to reduce the… …   Wikipedia

• Crew — (kr[udd]), n. [From older accrue accession, reenforcement, hence, company, crew; the first syllable being misunderstood as the indefinite article. See {Accrue}, {Crescent}.] 1. A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a throng.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crew — [1] ► NOUN (treated as sing. or pl. ) 1) a group of people who work on and operate a ship, boat, aircraft, or train. 2) such a group other than the officers. 3) informal, often derogatory a group of people. ► VERB 1) provide with a crew. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• crew'man — noun A member of the crew of a boat, aircraft, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑crew …   Useful english dictionary

• crew — (n.) mid 15c., group of soldiers, from M.Fr. crue (O.Fr. creue) an increase, recruit, military reinforcement, from fem. pp. of creistre grow, from L. crescere arise, grow (see CRESCENT (Cf. crescent)). Meaning people acting or working together is …   Etymology dictionary

• boat|swain — «BOH suhn; rarely BOHT SWAYN», noun. 1. a ship s officer in charge of the anchors, ropes, and rigging. He directs some of the work of the crew. Also, bo s n, bosun. 2. = tropic bird. (Cf. ↑tropic bird) ╂[Old English bātswegen < bāt boat +… …   Useful english dictionary

• crew cut — ► NOUN ▪ a very short haircut for men and boys. ORIGIN apparently first adopted by boat crews of Harvard and Yale universities …   English terms dictionary

• Boat positions (sport rowing) — With the exception of single sculls, each rower is numbered by boat position in ascending order from the bow to the stern. The person who is seated on the first seat is always the bowman , or more commonly called just bow , the closest to the… …   Wikipedia

• Boat rigging (sport rowing) — Boats used in the sport of rowing may be adjusted in many different ways according to the needs of the crew, the type of racing, and anticipated rowing conditions. The primary objective of rigging a boat is to accommodate the different physiques… …   Wikipedia