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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

called all hands aft

1aft
near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft <called all hands aft>
[M.W. Col. Dic.]

Does hands mean employees in the the bold phrase?
  

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Hi, Yes, The people who work on a ship, ie the sailors. I haven't heard it used for people who work on a plane. The normal word is 'crew, crew-members' Clive

  • Hi, Yes, The people who work on a ship, ie the sailors.
  • I haven't heard it used for people who work on a plane.
  • The normal word is 'crew, crew-members' Clive
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Hi,

Yes,
The people who work on a ship, ie the sailors.

I haven't heard it used for people who work on a plane. The normal word is 'crew, crew-members'

Clive

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