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1 coxswain
['koksn]1) ((often abbreviated to cox [koks]) a person who steers a (small, usually racing) boat.) stūrmanis2) (a petty officer in charge of a boat and crew.) komandas vecākais* * *stūrmanis -
2 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) astoņnieks; astoņi2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) astoņu gadu vecums3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) astoņnieks (astoņu airētāju laiva)2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) astoņi2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) astoņus gadus vecs•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) astoņgadīgs* * *astoņnieks; astoņi -
3 ship
[ʃip] 1. noun1) (a large boat: The ship sank and all the passengers and crew were drowned.) kuģis2) (any of certain types of transport that fly: a spaceship.) kosmosa kuģis2. verb(to send or transport by ship: The books were shipped to Australia.) nogādāt/transportēt ar kuģi- shipment- shipper
- shipping
- ship-broker
- shipbuilder
- shipbuilding
- shipowner
- shipshape
- shipwreck 3. verbWe were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.) ciest kuģa avārijā; (par kuģi) avarēt- shipyard- ship water* * *kuģis; kuģa apkalpe; kosmosa kuģis; sacīkšu laiva; lidmašīna; iekraut; nosūtīt; sēsties kuģī, uzkāpt uz kuģa; salīgt; salīgt par matrozi; uzstādīt; pielikt; ievilkt
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