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| pea jacket |
a short double-breasted coat made of thick navy blue wool, originally worn by sailors. |
| sailor |
an enlisted man in the navy, whose duty is aboard a ship. [1/3 definitions] |
| Seabee |
a member of the Civil Engineer Corps of the U.S. Navy that constructs harbor facilities, airfields, and the like (acronym for "Construction Battalion"). |
| Sealab |
one of a number of exploratory underwater laboratories, developed by the U.S. Navy, where research in oceanography and marine biology is conducted. |
| seaman |
a rank in the U.S. Navy below petty officer. [1/2 definitions] |
| shore patrol |
those members of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, or Marines that are designated as military police on shore. |
| SP |
abbreviation of "Shore Patrol," those members of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, or Marines that are designated as military police on shore. |
| Spanish Armada |
a Spanish fleet of warships, sent in 1588 to conquer England, which was thoroughly defeated by the English navy. |
| spoliation |
the act or practice of seizing others' goods, such as the plundering of neutral ships by the navy of a warring nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| staff officer |
in the U.S. Navy, a commissioned officer who performs nonmilitary duties, such as a surgeon or chaplain. [1/2 definitions] |
| sublieutenant |
in the British navy and certain other armed forces, an officer ranking immediately below a lieutenant, or the rank of such an officer. |
| surgeon general |
the highest officer in the medical department of the U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force. [1/2 definitions] |
| USN |
abbreviation of "United States Navy." |
| yeoman |
in the U.S. Navy, a petty officer performing chiefly clerical duties. [1/6 definitions] |
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