plankowner
n.— «All three were members of the commissioning crew—“plankowners,” in Navy parlance—who worked together on the ship’s surface-to-air missile systems.» —“Former crew members take part in Kitty Hawk’s final voyage” by Steve Liewer SignOnSanDiego.com Aug. 29, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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