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matelot

/mat-loh, mat-l-oh/US // ˈmæt loʊ, ˈmæt lˌoʊ //UK // (ˈmætləʊ) //

马特罗,马特洛,马特罗特,马特洛特

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    British Slang.

    • : a sailor.

Examples

  • And all the time the sentinels on the Saut au Matelot were eagerly watching the river for the first sign of the English invaders.

  • The Buccaneers went in pairs, every hunter having his camerade or matelot (sailor), as well as his engags.

  • The French word matelot, by the way, is derived from matelas, a mattress.

  • I prove to you I am not; but a good, sound, safe, French matelot!

  • This was at Sault-au-Matelot Street, a narrow, steep thoroughfare, barely twenty feet from side to side.