captaining
Heading the crew
Captaining is leading or commanding, especially as the captain of a ship, aircraft, or sports team.
The word emphasizes active leadership rather than mere title-holding: She's been captaining the vessel for three years, He spent a decade captaining the national team.
It can extend to any situation requiring someone to take charge: Who's captaining this project?
Vessel's steering mechanism
- navigationDetermining position and course
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- crewWorking team aboard
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
bridge · compass · rudder · course · bearing · voyage · mariner · nautical
Authoritative instruction given
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
inspiration · motivation · delegation · coordination · teamwork · strategy · discipline · oversight
Organized cooperative unit
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- midfielderCentral pitch position
- strikerOne who hits targets
- defensemanHockey position guarding goal
armband · lineup · tactics · formation · playbook · coach · pitch · field
helm
Vessel's steering mechanism
- navigationDetermining position and course
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- crewWorking team aboard
ship · bridge · compass · rudder · course · bearing · voyage · mariner · nautical · seamanship
command
Authoritative instruction given
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
mentorship · inspiration · motivation · delegation · coordination · teamwork · strategy · discipline · oversight · management
team
Organized cooperative unit
- quarterbackPassing position in football
- midfielderCentral pitch position
- strikerOne who hits targets
defenseman · armband · lineup · tactics · formation · playbook · coach · pitch · field · match
- taking chargeleading, commanding, directing, managing, taking charge
- taking the reinstaking charge, leading, directing, steering, guiding
captainingfollowing
Coming after another
taking orders · subordinating · obeying · crewing · deferring
captainingobeying
Following directives given
submitting · complying · yielding · answering to · acquiescing
captain, captains, captained, captaincy, captainship, captaincies, sea captain, vice-captain