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Chantey — Chant ey, n. [Cf. F. chanter to sing, and {Chant}. n.] A sailor s song. [1913 Webster] May we lift a deep sea chantey such as seamen use at sea? Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea shanty — For the song Sea Shanty by Quasi, see Featuring Birds For the album Sea Shanties by English band High Tide, see High Tide (band). Sailors sang shanties while performing shipboard labor A shanty (also spelled chantey , chanty ) is a type of work… … Wikipedia
chantey — noun a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors • Syn: ↑chanty, ↑sea chantey, ↑shanty • Hypernyms: ↑work song * * * chanty [chanty … Useful english dictionary
sea — noun 1 area of salt water ADJECTIVE ▪ calm ▪ a calm sea after the storm ▪ choppy, heavy, mountainous (esp. BrE), raging, rough … Collocations dictionary
chantey — noun Chantey is used after these nouns: ↑sea … Collocations dictionary
Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival — The Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival, held annually in June since 1979 at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut, is among the oldest, and is the largest sea music festival in the United States. It reportedly attracts the highest… … Wikipedia
7th Sea (collectible card game) — Infobox Game | subject name= 7th Sea image link= image caption= designer=Dan Verssen, David Williams, Erik Yaple publisher= Alderac Entertainment Group players= 2 ages= 12+ setup time= playing time= Approx 45 min complexity= strategy= random… … Wikipedia
Navy Music Program — As part of Navy Personnel Command s Enlisted Assignment Division (PERS 40),[1] the Navy Music Program Management Office (PERS 4014) is located aboard Naval Support Activity Mid South[2] in Millington, Tennessee. PERS 4014 centrally manages the… … Wikipedia
work song — noun a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work • Hypernyms: ↑song, ↑vocal • Hyponyms: ↑chantey, ↑chanty, ↑sea chantey, ↑shanty * * * noun : a song sung in rhythm with … Useful english dictionary
Cape Horn — Cabo de Hornos redirects here, for the Chilean commune see Cabo de Hornos, Chile. Cape Horn island (Dutch: Kaap Hoorn ; Spanish: Cabo de Hornos ; named after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del… … Wikipedia
