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shipmate Definition

ship·mate (-māt′)

noun

a fellow sailor on the same ship

shipmate Synonyms

shipmate

n.

fellow, fellow sailor, comrade; see sailor 1.

shipmate Usage Examples

Preposition: of

mine: A Repulse shipmate of mine, " Stan Hayward " soon found a solution to this problem.

Converse of object

  • find: I am trying to find an old shipmate from 1944 at HMS Owl, Fearn Scotland.
  • meet: On his way home he met an old shipmate, and took a long walk with him.
  • know: To Captain Bones, he said, " Come, Bill, you know an old shipmate.
  • contact: More Information: More on the Veterans ' Agency Want to contact old shipmates?
  • locate: A place to locate old shipmates, either by ships served on or by shipmates names.
  • have: I still have shipmates who are seeing their last days out at sea.

Adjective modifier

  • supply-side: Away in our her primary mission supply-side shipmates had human forms with.
  • old: To Captain Bones, he said, " Come, Bill, you know an old shipmate.
  • former: My father has just turned 80 and doubts any former shipmates could be still around, he cant remember any names apart from nicknames.
  • fellow: Andrew and his fellow shipmates begin to get to know one another and start adjusting to their new floating home.
  • lost: Reg Woods awaiting commencement of the 1996 memorial service, in memory of his lost shipmates.
  • several: Wren officers came and Purbright danced, drank beer and talked shop with several old shipmates of his wife.

Preposition: in

touch: We provide contacts for welfare, research and careers as well as helping to keep shipmates in touch with one another.