messmates
Shipboard eating buddies
Messmates are people who regularly eat together, especially sailors or soldiers who share meals aboard ship or in barracks.
The term reflects the old sense of mess as a group dining together: He remained close with his messmates from the Navy.
In Australian English, messmate also refers to certain eucalyptus trees, though the connection to the companionship sense is unclear.
Fellow sailors together
- crewWorking team aboard
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
- marinersThose who work ships
- seafarersThose who travel oceans
deckhands · midshipmen · bosuns · quartermasters · gunners · helmsmen · coxswains · stewards
Soldiers' residential building
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
soldiers · troops · comrades · unit · squad · bunkmates · corps · brigade
Aromatic Australian timber tree
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- timberWood for construction
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
gum-tree · woodland · forest · lumber · native · foliage · canopy · trunk
Mutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- solidarityUnity among allies
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
trust · rapport · kinship · comradeship · togetherness · cohesion · unity · support
shipmates
Fellow sailors together
seafarers · deckhands · midshipmen · bosuns · quartermasters · gunners · helmsmen · coxswains · stewards · cabin-boys
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
company · soldiers · troops · comrades · unit · squad · bunkmates · corps · brigade · quarters
eucalyptus
Aromatic Australian timber tree
Australian · gum-tree · woodland · forest · lumber · native · foliage · canopy · trunk
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- solidarityUnity among allies
loyalty · trust · rapport · kinship · comradeship · togetherness · cohesion · unity · support · companionship