"all hands" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

  1. Ellipsis of all hands on deck. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: all hands on deck
    Sense id: en-all_hands-en-intj-wre52jQw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 59 41

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} all hands pl (plural only)
  1. All of the passengers and crew of a ship. Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: all hands on deck, lost with all hands Translations (the whole crew etc): αὔτανδρος (aútandros) (Ancient Greek), αύτανδρος (áftandros) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-all_hands-en-noun-RpFnhigQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68
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