sea captain

noun

|Updated on: 28 May 2018

Definition of sea captain

: the master especially of a merchant vessel

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Recent Examples of sea captain from the Web

In Summer 2017, Deep River Water Park added a new aquatic attraction called The Kraken, named in honor of the mythical sea monster said to have terrorized ships and sea captains centuries ago.

— philip potempa, chicagotribune.com, "Deep River Water Park in Crown Point helps splash the summer away," 13 May 2018
An unusual gate made of a finback whale’s jawbone at an old-time sea captain’s house on the Cape Cod National Seashore has been taken down because it was cracked and infested by insects and rodents.

— laney ruckstuhl, BostonGlobe.com, "Whalebone gate removed from front of old-time sea captain’s Cape house," 18 Apr. 2018
The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy indexed 972 recipes, from cheesecake, to roasted hare to cures for wayward sea captains.

— laignee barron, Time, "Today's Google Doodle Celebrates Hannah Glasse, the Julia Child of the 18th Century," 27 Mar. 2018
Veras, a member of the Lauderdale Yacht Club, was an avid sportsman, yachtsman and businessman having acquired an FAA pilot license, a U. S. Coast Guard commercial sea captain’s license and certification as an advanced scuba diver.

— Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 2/20," 20 Feb. 2018
The quick-thinking sea captain who last Sunday grounded his burning ship on a sandbar off Port Richey near Tampa — allowing 49 passengers, many of them elderly, to wade in knee-deep water to safety — is being hailed as a hero.

— jose lambiet, miamiherald, "Florida captain a hero for saving 49 passengers aboard burning boat | Miami Herald," 17 Jan. 2018
From there, roll on to Yarmouth Port and through to Dennis and finally Brewster, home to 19th century sea captain homes and Nickerson State Park, whose 22-mile Cape Cod Rail Trail offers plenty of views to be seen on foot.

— alyssa giacobbe, Town & Country, "The 7 Best Places to See Fall Foliage in New England," 2 Oct. 2017
The sea captains, sailors, explorers, naval heroes, even the pirates were all men.

— carl nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, "Young Oakland woman part of maritime industry’s new guard," 27 Jan. 2018
There was a queen dressed as a sea captain being half-eaten by a shark.

— jenna wortham, New York Times, "Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV?," 24 Jan. 2018

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