Meanings
nounfrigate captain (plural frigate captains)
plural frigate captains
- governmentIntermediate senior officer rank used in the navies of some romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of commander.
Translations
French capitaine de frégate
- capitaine de frégatemilitary rank
Portuguese capitão de fragata
- capitão de fragatamilitary rank
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frigate captain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigate%20captain
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“frigate captain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigate%20captain. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frigate captain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigate%20captain.
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