"fleet captain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fleet captains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fleet captain (plural fleet captains)
  1. (military, nautical) A captain in command of a fleet, convoy, or flotilla. Synonyms (fleet commander): commodore Related terms: captain of the fleet, commodore admiral, rear admiral lower half Translations (captain in command of a fleet): Flottenkapitän (German)
    Sense id: en-fleet_captain-en-noun-q~2GQ-Dz Categories (other): Military, Nautical, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Military ranks, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 63 37 Disambiguation of People: 65 35 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war Disambiguation of 'fleet commander': 80 20 Disambiguation of 'captain in command of a fleet': 93 7
  2. (military, nautical) 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. Synonyms (non-flag rank): commodore, senior captain
    Sense id: en-fleet_captain-en-noun-RF6a68QV Categories (other): Military, Nautical Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war Disambiguation of 'non-flag rank': 28 72

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