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staff captain

staff captain noun: the holder of various military ranks, now usually translated from other languages. In the British Royal Navy the master of the fleet was ranked as a "Staff Captain" after 1864, just below the Captain, but he was not considered an executive branch officer and was not eligible for further promotion, though some exceptions were made.

Noun

staff captain (plural staff captains)

  1. The holder of various military ranks, now usually translated from other languages. In the British Royal Navy the master of the fleet was ranked as a "Staff Captain" after 1864, just below the Captain, but he was not considered an executive branch officer and was not eligible for further promotion, though some exceptions were made.

Forms of staff captain

pluralstaff captains

Questions about staff captain

What does staff captain mean?
Staff captain means the holder of various military ranks, now usually translated from other languages. In the British Royal Navy the master of the fleet was ranked as a "Staff Captain" after 1864, just below the Captain, but he was not considered an executive branch officer and was not eligible for further promotion, though some exceptions were made.
What part of speech is staff captain?
Staff captain is a noun.
What is the plural of staff captain?
The plural of staff captain is staff captains.

Words near staff captain in the dictionary

  1. stafette
  2. stafettes
  3. staff
  4. staff angle
  5. staff angles
  6. staff captain
  7. staff captains
  8. staff college
  9. staff colleges
  10. staff corps
  11. staff function

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