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BOSUN'S CHAIR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bosun's chair mean?
• BOSUN'S CHAIR (noun)
The noun BOSUN'S CHAIR has 1 sense:
1. a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
Familiarity information: BOSUN'S CHAIR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
boatswain's chair; bosun's chair
Hypernyms ("bosun's chair" is a kind of...):
seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))
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