ship of the line captain

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ship of the line captain

noun ship of the line captains · ship-of-the-line captain

  1. Highest senior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of captain.

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noun military rank

Françaiscapitaine de vaisseau

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@misc{ship_of_the_line_captain_2026,
  title = {ship of the line captain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ship%20of%20the%20line%20captain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}