Seemann

Related words

• seemannssprachlich

  Nautical

• Seemannsgarn

  A sea yarn refers to exaggerated or invented stories told by sailors.

• Seefahrer

  Sailor, seafarer

• Schiffer

  Skipper

• Kuder

  Kuder is an old expression for coarse, uncombed linen or hemp yarn.

• Haudegen

  Daredevil, swashbuckler

• Ausguck

  Lookout

• Raa

  Yard

• Kalle

  Kalle (nickname)

• Krähennest

  Crow's nest

• Fischer

  Fisherman

• Matrose

  Sailor

• Seewolf

  Sea dog

• Landratte

  Landlubber

• Wasserpolacke

  derogatory term for a Polish person working in water-related jobs

• Schipper

  Skipper

• Rahe

  A yard is a horizontal spar on a mast of a sailing ship, from which a sail is set.

• Labskaus

  Labskaus is a North German dish made from cured meat, potatoes, onions, beetroot, and pickled gherkins.

• Palstek

  A bowline is a very strong knot that forms a loop that does not tighten under load.

• Affenjacke

  Pea coat

• Münchhausengeschichte

  Tall tale

• Shanty

  Sea shanty

• Zeising

  Seizing

• Pahlstek

  The bowline is a knot that forms a fixed loop and does not tighten.

• Bulin

  Bowline

• spleißen

  to splice

• zeisen

  Seizings are short ropes used to fasten sails to yards or other parts of a ship.

• Want

  Shroud

• Caban

  Pea coat

Example sentences with “Seemann”

1. Er ist ein erfahrener Seemann. (He is an experienced sailor.)

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