Meanings
nounsenior ship of the line captain (plural senior ship of the line captains)
plural senior ship of the line captains · alternative senior ship-of-the-line captain
- governmentMilitary rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries directly senior to ship of the line captains and other officers but junior to admirals. Equivalent to the rank of senior colonel in the army.
Translations
French capitaine de vaisseau-major
- capitaine de vaisseau-majormilitary rank
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