noun
- plural of chanty; work songs sung by sailors while performing shipboard tasks
Usage: nautical; also spelled shanties
Examples
- The sailors sang chanties while hauling the anchor.
- Traditional chanties helped coordinate the crew’s work.
- The maritime museum featured recordings of old chanties.
- Sea chanties often had a call-and-response structure.
- The crew’s chanties could be heard across the harbor.
- These chanties were passed down through generations of sailors.