Boatswain (disambiguation)

Boatswain (disambiguation)

Boatswain or bosun may refer to:

;Occupations
*Boatswain, a seaman's occupation and/or rank
*Boatswain's Mate (US Navy), a job classification in the United States Navy
*Boatswain's Mate (US Coast Guard), a job classification in the United States Coast Guard
*Boatswain is a position on yacht racing crews

;Animals
*Boatswain (bird), any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius
*Boatswain Bird Island, a small uninhabited island and nature reserve home to many endemic species of bird off the coast of Ascension Island

;Equipment
* Bosun, the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Tupolev Tu-14 bomber
* Bosun (dinghy) a type of sailing dinghy
* Bosun's chair, a type of harness that allows a crewmember to climb into the rigging and work safely on the sails, halyards, or other rigging

;The arts
* "The Boatswain", a minor character in Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
* Boatswain, a Newfoundland dog kept by Lord Byron, who honored him by the poem "Epitaph to a Dog"


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Boatswain's mate — A Boatswain s mate is a job classification in Navies and Coast Guards. Boatswain s mate (United States Navy), a job classification in the United States Navy Boatswain s mate (US Coast Guard), a job classification in the United States Coast Guard… …   Wikipedia

  • Boatswain's Mate — A Boatswain s Mate is a job classification in Navies and Coast Guards.*Boatswain s Mate (US Navy), a job classification in the United States Navy *Boatswain s Mate (US Coast Guard), a job classification in the United States Coast Guardee… …   Wikipedia

  • Alexander Mackenzie (disambiguation) — Alexander Mackenzie may refer to:* Sir Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) (1764–1820), explorer and commercial partner of the North West Company *Alexander Mackenzie (1822–92), the second Prime Minister of Canada * Sir Alexander Mackenzie (composer)… …   Wikipedia

  • Lord Byron — For other holders of the title, see Baron Byron. For other uses, see Byron (disambiguation), Lord Byron (disambiguation) and George Byron (disambiguation). The Right Honourable The Lord Byron FRS Portrait of Lord Byron by Thomas Phillips …   Wikipedia

  • Apostrophe — redirects here. For other uses, see (disambiguation). Apostrophes redirects here. For the music book, see Apostrophes: A Book of Tributes to Masters of Music. For other uses, see Apostrophe (disambiguation). ’ Apostrophe …   Wikipedia

  • Mutiny on the Bounty — For other uses, see Mutiny on the Bounty (disambiguation). The mutineers turning Lt Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift from His Majesty s Ship Bounty, 29 April 1789. By Robert Dodd The mutiny on the Bounty was a mutiny that occurred… …   Wikipedia

  • Sailor — This article is about maritime crew. For other uses, see Sailor (disambiguation). Mariner redirects here. For other uses, see Mariner (disambiguation). Boatmen redirects here. It may also refer to a nickname for the Toronto Argonauts of the… …   Wikipedia

  • United States Navy — USN redirects here. For other uses, see USN (disambiguation). United States Navy Un …   Wikipedia

  • Victoria (ship) — For other ships named Victoria see the disambiguation page, Queen Victoria (ship) Replica of the Victoria, built in 1992, visiting Nagoya, Japan, for Expo 2005 Career (Castile) …   Wikipedia

  • United States Navy SEALs — SEAL redirects here. For other uses, see SEAL (disambiguation). For the animal, see Pinniped. Navy SEALs redirects here. For the 1990 film, see Navy SEALs (film). Navy seals redirects here. For military uses of seals and sea lions (the animals),… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”