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Boatswain is the seniormost rate of the deck department.
Boatswain or bosun may also refer to:
Occupations
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
Boatswain's call , a pipe or whistle used to issue commands on board ship
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 "
Surname
Topics referred to by the same term