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boatswain | https |

As a noun boatswain

is (nautical) the officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

As an initialism https is

(internet) hypertext transfer protocol secure (http secure), an encrypted form of information transfer on the internet.

boatswain

English

Alternative forms

* bosun * bo's'n

Noun

(wikipedia boatswain) (en noun)
  • (nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
  • (nautical) The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
  • A kind of gull, the jaeger.
  • The tropicbird.

    • Related terms

    * boatswain-bird * boatswain's chair * boatswain's pipe

    References

    https

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (internet) Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTP Secure), an encrypted form of information transfer on the Internet.