before the mast in English

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        "Having living quarters in the forecastle of a vessel"
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      "id": "en-before_the_mast-en-adj-ca48xBBG",
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          "forecastle",
          "forecastle"
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        "(literally) Having living quarters in the forecastle of a vessel"
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          "text": "Before making lieutenant, he sailed before the mast for five years",
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        "Describing seamen rather than officers"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "before the mast"
}

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      ],
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          "living",
          "living"
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        [
          "quarters",
          "quarters"
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        [
          "forecastle",
          "forecastle"
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        "(literally) Having living quarters in the forecastle of a vessel"
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        "Describing seamen rather than officers"
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          "officer"
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  "word": "before the mast"
}

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"before the mast" meaning in English

Adjective