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- noun Plural form of
deckhand .
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Examples
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Among the deckhands was a tall, limber American man named Jones.
Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand Horatio Alger 1865
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Their deckhands will be the ones in the hazmat suits with the respirators handling the oil-soaked materials, and we’ve heard that BP has provided that equipment, but the captains running the boats aren’t as protected.
Jessica Lass: Hoping for the Best As Shrimpers Prepare to go to Sea 2010
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Steve Ward is encoring as engineer, and deckhands Freddie Maughtai and Ryan Simpson will round out the happy crew.
Capt. Phil Harris's sons on board for "Deadliest Catch" 7th season Lisa de Moraes 2010
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Another company's crew has sported Hawaiian outfits, with grass skirts for male deckhands and two coconuts strung to their tug's prow, like a bikini top.
A Harbor's Ugly Ducklings Can't Resist the Tug of Speed Daniel Michaels 2011
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VOO (Vessels of Opportunity) deckhands and captains witnessed dispersant being deployed less than one mile off the Alabama and Mississippi Coasts as late as mid-September from small skiffs and planes flying at night without lights.
Jerry Cope: Corexit Use Still Appears to Be Prevalent in the Gulf, Despite Official Statements Jerry Cope 2010
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And they do have editors very skilled at ending episodes with alarms sounding ominously, people bleeding or swimming for their lives, and deckhands about to kill each other.
Remember when I didn't use the same icon every day? greygirlbeast 2010
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Skippers said experienced deckhands seeking work flocked to Newport from as far away as Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Crabs Claw Way to Boom Joel Millman 2011
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There's also line-tossing, where deckhands are timed lassoing a bollard on a pier from an approaching tug.
A Harbor's Ugly Ducklings Can't Resist the Tug of Speed Daniel Michaels 2011
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You need a license from the Coast Guard and a crew of 13, including six deckhands and two oilers.
Big Dreams For Ferry, Interrupted Anne Kadet 2011
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And they do have editors very skilled at ending episodes with alarms sounding ominously, people bleeding or swimming for their lives, and deckhands about to kill each other.
Remember when I didn't use the same icon every day? greygirlbeast 2010
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