captain Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈkæp.tɪn]
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Meaning of captain In English

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Examples of captain

  • We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship.

  • The team captain was forced to withdraw from the match due to injury.

  • He is now the vice captain of the team.

  • This was his last match as the team's captain.

  • He is undoubtedly England's best captain of recent years.

  • Policies to increase technical efficiency can operate through captains' training and extension programs.

  • Perhaps most noteworthy was the scarcity of farm labourers among the lieutenants, captains, and commandants who ran the movement in the parishes.

  • Nowhere in these documents is the foolhardy riverboat captain or locomotive engineer told directly why he should slow down.

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Translations of captain In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    (運動隊)隊長, 船長, 機長…

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  • 中文简体

    (运动队)队长, 船长, 机长…

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  • Español

    capitán, -ana, capitán [masculine]…

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  • Português

    capitão, capitã…

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  • 日本語

    (グループの)長, (スポーツチームの)キャプテン, 船長…

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  • Türk dili

    gemi kaptanı, yüzbaşı (kara ve hava), albay (deniz)…

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  • Français

    capitaine [masculine], commandant [masculine] (de bord), commandant [masculine]…

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  • Catalan

    capità, -ana, comandant…

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