Meanings
nouncorvette captain (plural corvette captains)
plural corvette captains
- governmentMost junior senior officer rank in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant commander.
Translations
French capitaine de corvette
- capitaine de corvettemilitary rank
Portuguese capitão de corveta
- capitão de corvetamilitary rank
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APA
corvette captain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corvette%20captain
MLA
“corvette captain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corvette%20captain. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corvette captain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corvette%20captain.
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