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Meaning of matross | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/məˈtɹɒs/

Definitions

An artilleryman next in rank to a gunner; a gunner's mate, especially one who assists the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.

historical

Examples

“[T]he matrosses, in their annual gesture of amity, had torn the sky with the largest piece of ordnance in the Great Keep […].”

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B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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