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shipmate

[ US /ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈɪpme‍ɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. an associate on the same ship with you

How To Use shipmate In A Sentence

  • Four of them were shipmates from the old Type 21 frigate HMS Avenger, stokers from 3D Mess, two of whom now live in Lancashire, one in Merseyside and the other in Guernsey.
  • A few minutes later the ship was sailing away north, knowing that they might be marooning their shipmates with them, but knowing that they had no other choice.
  • Losing a shipmate is the worst thing that can happen to you as a captain. Hurriyet Dailynews
  • And when a ship need underway replenishment or a shipmate goes overboard, this highly-qualified team s launched into action.
  • Don't get me wrong, I think stealing from your shipmates or fellow Marines is one of the worst things you can do and you should fry.
  • The merchant ship's hold had been emptied, and according to the crew some of their shipmates had been shanghaied by the pirates.
  • You've come to the wrong shop for anarchy, Stephen," he assures his shipmate. Ken Blackwell: CNN's LZ Granderson Gets It Right
  • Relieving the tension of hours below surface, crewmen on board a U.S. Navy submarine play a round of cards while a shipmate kibitzes from his bunk.
  • Such discourse is commonly jocular, and sometimes witty; every speech, coming from which side it may, ordinarily commencing with "shipmate," though the interlocutors never saw each other before that interview. Jack Tier
  • We climbed into oilskins, life jackets and clip-on safety harnesses, and became fellow shipmates for the day-night crossing.
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