Assertion: coxswain | /r/HasProperty | petty officer
Facets:
value: originally
type: OTHER
value: in the days of sail
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the royal navy
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the Royal Navy in the days of sail, the coxswain was a petty officer or chief petty officer who commanded the barge of a captain or admiral.
text: Originally, the coxswain in charge of the captain's boat was a Petty Officer but, over time, the term came to be applied to the helmsman of any Navy boat, regardless of his rating or rank.