1 to lead and be the captain of a team, military group, ship, or aircraft:
2 a naval officer of high rank, above a commander, or a military officer of middle rank, above a lieutenant
A non-owner captain operating in marine fisheries has avenues to demonstrate behavior contrasting to that found in agriculture.
Naval captains balked at allowing scientists and engineers without any experience at sea to design ships.
The probate records of army captains, lieutenants and surgeons burst with popular histories, travel narratives, classical texts, poetry and the latest works of fiction.
When the captain tied down the boiler safety valve, the engines generated enormous and sometimes boiler-exploding power.
A war captain swears an oath when ordering his men not to retreat from an enemy.
The captain was again on the look out at night.
His officials did not permit captains of ships to export food-grains beyond what were needed for actual consumption by those on board the ships.
Upon reflection, it should be apparent that the captain of the boat is committed to acting in accordance with meshing subplans.
