ground-man

Example Sentences

• "Lockers may be rented on application to the ground-man, at a charge of 5s."
• "The ground-man, Jeffrey, who appears in these two pictures, is doing his utmost with his excellent mile and a-half of country, and when it becomes better known and the members flock in, the additional sinews of war will give him more complete control over the bents and bracken that ask no permission in making their annual appearance."
• "A local Rule states that a ball driven into this ditch may be lifted and dropped on the course under penalty of one stroke. This ditch is at present being drained, and the ground-men were at work upon it when the disputed point arose."
• "The entire operation is conducted from a safe distance by the crane-man, thus eliminating the danger of accident to ground-men, who are usually required for operating a mechanical trip."
• "The maximum saving which owners can effect with a lifting magnet is, however, derived from the fact that besides the operator of the crane and a ground-man all other manual labor at present required for the loading or unloading of the material can be entirely dispensed with and a saving in some cases amounting up to several hundred dollars per month per magnet can thus be obtained and the capital outlay for the magnet soon recovered in this way."
• "Regular instruction in operating practices should be scheduled for old and new officers and ground-men."