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ship of the line captain

ship of the line captain noun: 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.

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
alternative formship-of-the-line captain

Words formed from ship of the line captain

Questions about ship of the line captain

What does ship of the line captain mean?
Ship of the line captain means 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.
What part of speech is ship of the line captain?
Ship of the line captain is a noun.
What is the plural of ship of the line captain?
The plural of ship of the line captain is ship of the line captains.

Words near ship of the line captain in the dictionary

  1. ship monies
  2. ship of fools
  3. ship of state
  4. ship of the desert
  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 of the line of battle

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