All Hands

all hands pl (plural only) All of the passengers and crew of a ship. all hands on deck lost with all hands the whole crew etc all hands Short for all

all-hands (not comparable) Requiring the involvement of everyone available. all hands “all-hands”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire:

all hands to the deck all hands on deck (nautical) An order, on board ship, for all seamen of all watches to muster on deck immediately; normally shortened

enterprise. Synonym: all hands on deck “all hands to the pump” (US) / “all hands to the pump” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “all hands to the pump”, in

all hands to the deck Alternative form of all hands on deck