| query | The c______ of an aeroplane is the pilot in charge of it.The captain of an aeroplane is the pilot in charge of it. |
|---|---|
| word | captain |
| full-definition | noun In the army, navy, and some other armed forces, a captain is an officer of middle rank. ...Captain Mark Phillips. ...a captain in the British army. Are all your weapons in place, Captain? The captain of a sports team is the player in charge of it. ...Mickey Thomas, the captain of Wrexham football club. The former Australia cricket captain offers a unique insight into his nation's sporting psyche. The captain of a ship is the sailor in charge of it. ...the captain of the aircraft carrier Saratoga. The captain of an aeroplane is the pilot in charge of it. In the United States and some other countries, a captain is a police officer or firefighter of fairly senior rank. verb If you captain a team or a ship, you are the captain of it. Two months later, he captained Pakistan to victory in the World Cup. I did once dream of becoming the first woman to captain an ocean liner. |
| inflections | captainscaptainingcaptained |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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