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The answer CAPTAIN has 102 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of captain in various dictionaries:
noun - an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
noun - the naval officer in command of a military ship
noun - a policeman in charge of a precinct
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| In the Royal Navy, this important job is just below the rank of commodore |
| Rank shared by Kirk, Kidd & Kangaroo |
| Until rear-admiral was created in 1862, this was the highest non-honorary U.S. Navy rank |
| The head of a large business firm may be called this naval rank "of industry" |
| Musical innovatorBeefheart |
| "O ___! My ___! Our fearful trip is done" |
| In "Persuasion", Wentworth returns from sea with this rank & renews his courtship of Anne |
| While fighting in Hungary & Transylvania, Smith was promoted to this rank |
| A "master" of a merchant marine ship is most commonly known as this |
| Kangaroo was one on TV |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| an officer's rank in the British army or navy, or in the US air force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or the US police and fire departments: |
| the leader of a group of people |
| a naval officer of high rank, above a commander, or a military officer of middle rank, above a lieutenant |
| A captain is the person in charge of a ship or aircraft. |
| A captain is also an officer in a police or fire department. |
| A captain is also the leader of a sports team. |
| an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship |
| a policeman in charge of a precinct |
| an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant |
| the naval officer in command of a military ship |
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Captain and chief officer are overlapping terms, formal or informal, for the commander of a military unit, the commander of a ship, airplane, spacecraft, or other vessel, or the commander of a port, fire department or police department, election precinct, etc. Captain is a military rank in armies, navies, coast guards, etc., typically at the level of an officer commanding a company of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or similar distinct unit. Chief officer may be used interchangeably with captain in some situations, as when a Captain-ranked Navy officer is serving as the commander of a ship. The terms also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles. In mining (esp. Cornish), it is an honorific given the superintendent or manager of a mine. * The term "captain" derives from katepán (Greek: , lit. "[the one] placed at the top", or "the topmost") which was used as title for a senior Byzantine military rank and office. The word was Lat |
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