English to Irish Meaning of captain - captaen

Captain :

captaen

noun

captaen, ceannasaí, ceannaire, príomhfheidhmeannach, consal, Prionsa, máistir, reachtaire, Go ginearálta, scipéir, píolótach

verb

captaen, píolótach

Captain :: captaenCaptaincies :: captainciesCaptaincy :: captaincyCaptained :: chaptaenCaptaining :: captainingCaptains :: captains

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Definitions of captain in English

Noun(1) an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant(2) the naval officer in command of a military ship(3) a policeman in charge of a precinct(4) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship(5) the leader of a group of people(6) the pilot in charge of an airship(7) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Verb(1) be the captain of a sports team

Examples of captain in English

(1) Each ward has an area captain in charge, with stewards appointed for each polling station in that area.(2) The team captain leveled a thinly veiled criticism at the club president just last week.(3) The aircraft's captain said that two aircraft had just flown into the World Trade Center.(4) In high school, he was an excellent student and athlete, named as captain of the football team as well as editor of the school's newspaper.(5) He also mentioned that the captain of that aircraft has been flying for more than 10 years, but 10 years with Southwest.(6) The captain of one ship sends a message to a sailor on deck.(7) Their 65-year-old mother, Hadima, was killed in the bombing, as was their brother Khalid, who was an Iraqi police captain .(8) You would be hard pressed to find a young captain or major who hadn't flown combat sorties in the area of operations.(9) ├ö├ç├┐They rose above the fracas that Iowans got pretty sick of,├ö├ç├û said one Iowa City precinct captain .(10) Shortly after that my father received a phone call from Ken Lynch, a captain at the local police department.(11) Three to five platoons form a company, which is commanded by a captain with a first sergeant as the commander's principal NCO assistant.(12) An aircraft captain has been criticised after failing to properly report an incident which affected a Stansted-bound flight last year.(13) Through repeated rehearsals, a captain can adjust his defensive strategy and intercept virtual attackers before they reach their targets.(14) he did very well academically, becoming school captain(15) Initially the Navy had only two ranks, lieutenant and captain ; flag ranks were not established until the Civil War.(16) And this season Smith, voted a team captain , has become a leader.

Related Phrases of captain

(1) sea captain ::

captaen farraige

(2) ship captain ::

captaen loinge

(3) staff captain ::

captaen na foirne

(4) captain of industry ::

captaen tionscail

Related Phrases of captain

(1) sea captain ::

captaen farraige

(2) ship captain ::

captaen loinge

(3) staff captain ::

captaen na foirne

(4) captain of industry ::

captaen tionscail

Synonyms

Noun

1. commander ::

ceannasaí

2. leader ::

ceannaire

3. magnate ::

magnate

4. skipper ::

scipéir

5. chieftain ::

taisech

6. police captain ::

captaen póilíneachta

7. master ::

máistir

8. headwaiter ::

headwaiter

Verb

9. command ::

orduithe

Different Forms

captain, captaincies, captaincy, captained, captaining, captains

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