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Harbor master
An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
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An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| harbourmasternoun | (British, Canada) Alternative spelling of harbormaster. [(US, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.] |
| harbormasternoun | (US, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port. |
| quaymasternoun | A harbourmaster in charge of a quay |
| barge masternoun | Alternative spelling of bargemaster. [The person in charge of transport on a barge or barges.] |
| boatmasternoun | (nautical) A person officially qualified to be in charge of a vessel of a specified category. |
| harborfrontnoun | Alternative form of harbourfront. [(British, Canada) The area that fronts on a harbor] |
| wharfmasternoun | The supervisor in charge of a wharf. |
| masternoun | Someone who has control over something or someone. |
| harbournoun | (Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor. |
| harbornoun | (countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading. |
| harbour of refugenoun | Alternative form of harbor of refuge. [A harbor constructed to give shelter to ships on some exposed coast.] |
| master marinernoun | (nautical) A seaman who has qualified to be a captain of a merchant ship |
| havenernoun | (obsolete or historical) A harbormaster. |
| harbouragenoun | (British) Alternative form of harborage. [(US, nautical) A place for refuge for a vessel.] |
| meerbarnoun | (India, obsolete) A harbormaster. |
| mastmannoun | (nautical, sailing) A sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast |
| shipmasternoun | The master of a ship; a captain; a commander. |
| boarding-masternoun | (historical) A person employed to find crews for ships, sometimes by illicit practices such as shanghaiing. |
| master-at-armsnoun | (US, Navy) A petty officer responsible for law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, and expeditionary warfare. |
| coastguardnoun | Alternative spelling of coast guard. [The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.] |
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