Seamen, second class or ordinary seamen, have two rows of braid.
Some of these men, though knowing little or nothing about sailor duties, and seldom or never performing them, stood upon the ship's books as ordinary seamen, entitled to ten dollars a month.
They are rated as able seamen or ordinary seamen, and receive their wages as such; but in addition to this, they are liberally recompensed for their professional services.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ordinary seamen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
