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Definition of Bluejacket
1. Noun. A serviceman in the navy.
Specialized synonyms: Coastguardsman, Navy Seal, Seal, Striker, Submariner
Generic synonyms: Man, Military Man, Military Personnel, Serviceman
Derivative terms: Sail
Definition of Bluejacket
1. Noun. (nautical) A seaman of a British warship ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bluejacket
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bluejacket
Literary usage of Bluejacket
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States by Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Meeting (1904)
"... say, a compound fracture of the femur, as he is about to be lifted into an
ambulance for transport to the rear, or a glance at that of a bluejacket, ..."
2. The Memories of Sir Llewelyn Turner: Memories Serious and Light of the Irish by Llewelyn Turner, J. E. Vincent (1903)
"... Vengeance—At Sebastopol in Agamemnon —The timidity of Admiral Dundas—A caustic
bluejacket —The midshipman's signal—Beaching the Royal Albert— Discipline ..."
3. From Capetown to Ladysmith: An Unfinished Record of the South African War by George Warrington Steevens (1900)
"THE SELF-RESPECTING bluejacket—A GERMAN ATHEIST—THE SAILORS' TELEPHONE — WHAT
THE NAVAL ... bluejacket ..."
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