able seaman
noun [ C ] uk/?e?.b?l ?si?.m?n/ us/?e?.b?l ?si?.m?n/ able seamen /?e?.b?l ?si?.m?n/ /?e?.b?l ?si?.m?n/
（英国）一等水兵
a rank in the British navy, and some other navies, for someone who is not an officer but is more experienced than an ordinary seaman
My father was an able seaman on one of HM Navy ships. 我父亲曾经是皇家海军一艘舰艇上的一等水兵。
The Victoria Cross was awarded to Able Seaman William Savage. 维多利亚十字勋章授给了一等水兵威廉 ? 萨维奇。
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- From 1915 he was an able seaman in a destroyer.
- She was the wife of Able Seaman Chapman.
- At that time pay was ￡11 10s a month for able seamen and ￡12 for firemen.
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