Meanings
nounsenior captain (plural senior captains)
plural senior captains
- governmenta military rank for a field officer above that of captain and below that of major
- governmenta military rank for a naval officer above that of captain and below the admiral ranks or flag ranks
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 大校, 海軍大校 /海军大校
- 大校 (dàxiào)navy
- 海軍大校 /海军大校 (hǎijūn dàxiào)navy
- 大尉 (dàwèi)army
- dai weiarmy
French capitaine de vaisseau-major, Captain-Commandant
- capitaine de vaisseau-majornavy
- Captain-Commandantarmy
German Stabshauptmann
- Stabshauptmannarmy
Korean 대좌, 대위
- 대좌 (daejwa)navy
- 대위 (daewi)army
Russian штабс-капита́н
- штабс-капита́н (štabs-kapitán)army
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Chicago
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