🔤 Waisters ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
jahaz ke darmayani hisse par kaam karne wale jahazi (jam'a)
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ENGLISH
📚noun (plural)
waisters
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˈweɪstərz/
Phonetic: /way sturz/
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DEFINITION
plural form of waister; green, inexperienced, or elderly seamen stationed in the waist of a sailing vessel for light duties
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
The captain assigned light deck maintenance tasks to the waisters.
In experienced naval crews, waisters were kept away from complex rigging.
The waisters helped haul ropes along the central deck during calm seas.
Life aboard historical warships often positioned elderly sailors as waisters.
The officer ordered the waisters to clear the main waist area.
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SYNONYMS
deckhands landsmen green hands
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ANTONYMS
veteran sailors topmen
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