bluejacket
Example Sentences
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Behind her, one catches a glimpse of the entire U. S. Navy, but especially of one roustabout bluejacket to whom Actor George O'Brien has given his first name and a good characterization.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The bluejacket wondered what was wrong, why he had been called to the "nut factory."
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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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A U.S. bluejacket staggered through the thick odor and the rude sounds of the old port of Naples.
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The bluejacket had discovered them, and was leaping down the steep slope in hot pursuit.
From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Munroe, Kirk
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.