wardroom
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English
Etymology
Noun
wardroom (plural wardrooms)
- (nautical) The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the captain.
- 1957, Neville Shute, chapter 1, in On the Beach, New York: William Morrow & Co:
- There were only about a dozen officers in the great wardroom, six of them in the khaki gabardine working uniform of the U.S. Navy.
- (nautical) The commissioned officers of a ship, excluding the captain.
- The captain rarely referred to his wardroom for advice, and this resulted in their discontent.
- 1850, Herman Melville, chapter 11, in White-Jacket, New York: Harper, published 1855, page 56:
- […] it having also reached the ears of the Ward-room that the work contained reflections somewhat derogatory to the dignity of the officers, the volume was seized by the master-at-arms, armed with a warrant from the Captain.
Translations
living quarters of a ship
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commissioned officers of a ship
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