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Boatswain vs Serang - What's the difference?

boatswain | serang |

As nouns the difference between boatswain and serang

is that boatswain is the officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship while serang is a native Indian boatswain.

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

    serang

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (India, dated) A native Indian boatswain.
    • (Rudyard Kipling)
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