ship's company

Noun

Meaning

crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

company crew

Hypernyms

complement full complement

Examples

Dick Deadeye warns them to "forbear, nor carry out the scheme", but the joyous ship's company ignores him. Source: Internet

Traditional nautical usage strongly distinguishes officers from crew, though the two groups combined form the ship's company. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ship's cable ship's chandler ship's chart ship's galley ship's line-securing post ship's lowest deck