capitaine de vaisseau — meaning in English
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English meaning
- captain noun The person in charge of a ship, aircraft, or team.
Senses
capitaine de vaisseau is used for these senses in English:
- captain A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
- ship of the line captain (military) 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.
captain — full definition
- noun The person in charge of a ship, aircraft, or team.
- noun A military rank above lieutenant and below major (army) or between commander and commodore (navy).
- verb To lead or take command of a ship, aircraft, or team.