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fleet captain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
fleet -cap-tain
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A captain in command of a fleet, convoy, or flotilla.

noun

The holder of a non-flag naval rank above that of captain and below that of the admiralty ranks, having an O7 NATO rank scale equivalency.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

fleet captains (plural)

Phrases

captain of the fleet commodore admiral rear admiral lower half

Frequently Paired Words

captain of the fleet commodore admiral rear admiral lower half

Synonyms

commodore senior captain

Questions

What does fleet captain mean?
A captain in command of a fleet, convoy, or flotilla.

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