Definition of sea captain
: the master especially of a merchant vessel
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Rainfall is Port Townsend is about half as much as in Seattle, notes Gary Schweizer, manager of the Palace Hotel, a 129-year-old plus hotel originally built by a retired sea captain for $28,0000.
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The 4,000-square-foot home — originally a small cottage, expanded over the years — belonged to two different sea captains in the 1800s.
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The rooms are a modern take on a sea captain’s quarters, with fireplaces and Persian rugs.
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Old Glory was the most popular symbol of the Union during the Civil War and belonged to sea captain William Driver.
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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.
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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.
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The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy indexed 972 recipes, from cheesecake, to roasted hare to cures for wayward sea captains.
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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.
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First Known Use of sea captain
1612
SEA CAPTAIN Defined for English Language Learners
sea captain
Definition of sea captain for English Language Learners
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: the captain of a ship that travels on the sea
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