noun
- fellow sailors serving on the same ship
Usage: nautical; plural form
Examples
- The captain addressed his shipmates before they set sail.
- Old shipmates often remain friends for life.
- He shared stories with his former shipmates at the reunion.
- The shipmates worked together to secure the rigging during the storm.
- She wrote letters to her shipmates while on shore leave.
- The experienced shipmates taught the new recruits how to tie knots.