Home › Words › T › tindaltindaltindal means A surname.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tindal ranks #15,553 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyVariant of Tynedale.nameA surname.nounA petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.e.g.“One thing that continued unchanged was the division of the crew into two watches, each led by a tindal.” — 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 16:An attendant on an army.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.serang 63% match — A native Indian boatswain; a lascar captain. vs tindal →foremastman 56% match — Any sailor below the rank of petty officer. vs tindal →tunding 55% match — A caning. vs tindal →lodesman 55% match — A pilot; navigator. vs tindal →tider 55% match — One who drives with the tide vs tindal →teredine 55% match — A teredo, or shipworm. vs tindal →tintack 54% match — A short nail or tack coated with tin. vs tindal →leadsman 54% match — lodesman (a leader or guide) vs tindal →