quartermaster
noun[C]
uk/ˈkwɔː.təˌmɑː.stər/us/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚˌmæs.tɚ/anofficerresponsibleforarrangingaccommodation(= aplacetolive),supplies, andequipmentfor amilitarygroup:
Whatever isneededin thefield, the quartermasters get it there.
They allvisitedthe quartermaster'sstoresfor ademobsuit.
in thenavy, anofficerresponsibleforcontrollingthedirectionof ashipand forsignals:
（海军）舵手Roche was thesonof anavalquartermaster.罗赫是一名海军舵手的儿子。
In a 10-yearstintas a Navy quartermaster he got used to six-month deployments.在十年的海军舵手的生涯中，他习惯了六个月长的出海任务。
- Therationswere theresponsibilityof the quartermaster.
- They alsoleftbehind quartermaster’sstoreswhich had not beentouched.
- Heexpiredcursingthe ship's quartermaster for notbringingenoughstringfor thejourney.
- Apart from theofficersand thestewards, theshipscarriedfourEuropeanquartermasters whosejobwas to take thewheel.
General ranks in the armed forces
- ADC
- adjutant
- aide-de-camp
- artificer
- C-in-C
- captain
- commandant
- commander-in-chief
- commissioned
- commissioned officer
- five-star
- flash
- four-star
- marshal
- NCO
- non-commissioned
- non-commissioned officer
- officer
- ranking
- top brass
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