{Fleet captain}, the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet, when a captain. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Fleet captain — is a rare military title that may be bestowed upon senior naval captains for a variety of reasons, the most common of which is to temporarily take command of more than one vessel. The rank can, therefore, be interpreted as a close equivalent to… … Wikipedia
fleet captain — noun a) a captain in command of a fleet, convoy or flotilla b) a non flag naval rank above that of captain and below that of the admiralty ranks, having an O7 NATO rank scale equivalency Syn: commodore … Wiktionary
Fleet — Fleet, n. [OE. flete, fleote, AS. fle[ o]t ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float, swim. See {Fleet}, v. i. and cf. {Float}.] A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc. [1913 Webster] {Fleet … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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