bluejacket
Example Sentences
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From a military standpoint this is not long enough to turn out a well-trained soldier or a bluejacket.
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The bluejacket wondered what was wrong, why he had been called to the "nut factory."
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The President tapped the bluejacket on the shoulder and asked: "Where did you get all those battle stars, sailor?"
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Cumbersome, inefficient bookkeeping will be replaced by a simple pay-record card to be carried by the bluejacket wherever he goes.
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When the credentials have been examined the visitor is sent under the guidance of a bluejacket to the "Officer of the Day," whose "cabin" is inside the maze of corrugated iron and weather-board.
From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Domville-Fife, Charles W. (Charles William)
