boatswain's chairs

A form of boatswain's chair — A short board or other seating, secured in a bridle of ropes, used to hoist a man aloft or over the ship’s side for painting and similar work.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of boatswain's chair
Cite this entry
APA

boatswain's chairs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boatswain's%20chairs

MLA

“boatswain's chairs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boatswain's%20chairs. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boatswain's chairs,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boatswain's%20chairs.

Source: boatswain's chairs on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.