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ship-of-the-line captain

ship-of-the-line captain is the alternative spelling of ship of the line captain.

Meaning of ship of the line captain

Noun

ship of the line captain (plural ship of the line captains)

  1. Highest senior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of captain.

Forms of ship-of-the-line captain

pluralship-of-the-line captains

Questions about ship-of-the-line captain

What is ship-of-the-line captain the alternative spelling of?
Ship-of-the-line captain is the alternative spelling of ship of the line captain.

Words near ship-of-the-line captain in the dictionary

  1. ship-jumper
  2. ship-jumpers
  3. ship-man
  4. ship-men
  5. ship-of-the-line
  6. ship-of-the-line captain
  7. ship-of-the-line ensign
  8. ship-of-the-line ensign first class
  9. ship-of-the-line ensign second class
  10. ship-of-the-line lieutenant
  11. ship-pound

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