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mariner

/ˈmæɹɪnə/

Meanings
noun
A sailor.

Examples :

"The mariner sailed the ship across the vast ocean. "
nautical sailing ocean person

Related Words

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ocean noun

/ˈəʊ.ʃən/ /ˈoʊ.ʃən/

One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

"The ocean separates the continents of Africa and South America. "

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sailed verb

/seɪld/

To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.

"The small boat sailed across the lake, pushed by the strong wind. "

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ship noun

/ʃɪp/

A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

"The cargo ship sailed into the harbor, carrying tons of imported goods. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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sailor noun

/ˈseɪlə/ /ˈseɪlɚ/

A person in the business of navigating ships or other vessels

"The experienced sailor steered the small boat safely across the lake. "

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vast noun

/vɑːst/ /væst/

A vast space.

"The vast expanse of the school's parking lot was nearly empty on a Tuesday morning. "

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across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."