captains
Those commanding vessels
Captains is the plural of captain—a person in command of a ship, aircraft, or military unit, or the leader of a sports team.
The word also verbs: She captains the volleyball team.
In restaurants, a captain oversees a section of servers.
The captains met before the coin toss.
Seagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- deckShip's flat surface
helm · crew · voyage · anchor · mast · nautical · skipper · mariner
Device showing cardinal directions
- chartsVisual data displays
- coursePlanned path forward
- bearingPosture or orientation
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
astrolabe · latitude · longitude · waypoint · celestial · logbook · helm · steering
Authoritative instruction given
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- leaderOne who guides others
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- bossWorkplace superior
director · head · manager · supervisor · officer · commander · oversight · discipline
Pilot's control compartment
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- co-pilotAviator's assistant in command
- airlineAir transport company
jet · airliner · takeoff · landing · altitude · crew · flight · aviator
Organized cooperative unit
- coachOne who instructs
- jerseyKnitted pullover garment
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
roster · lineup · huddle · quarterback · midfielder · armband · locker-room · squad
Colonel-led military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- armyOrganized land-based military
- infantryGround combat troops
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
rank · commission · officer · battlefield · deployment · warfare · company · unit
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
deck · helm · crew · voyage · anchor · mast · nautical · skipper · mariner · seafarer
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
sextant · astrolabe · latitude · longitude · waypoint · celestial · logbook · helm · steering · passage
command
Authoritative instruction given
boss · director · head · manager · supervisor · officer · commander · oversight · discipline · responsibility
cockpit
Pilot's control compartment
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- co-pilotAviator's assistant in command
airline · jet · airliner · takeoff · landing · altitude · crew · flight · aviator · commander
team
Organized cooperative unit
- coachOne who instructs
- jerseyKnitted pullover garment
- championshipCompetition for top rank
playoffs · roster · lineup · huddle · quarterback · midfielder · armband · locker-room · squad · varsity
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
troops · rank · commission · officer · battlefield · deployment · warfare · company · unit · brigade
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- armyinfantry, cavalry, soldiers, artillery, officers
- maritime historysailors, ships, seamen, sailing ships, celestial navigation
- Maritime Industryshipping lines, container ships, merchant ships, steamships, merchant marine
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- authority figuresboss, bosses, manager, managers, superintendent
captainscrew
Working team aboard
subordinates · privates · underlings · deckhands · sailors
captainsfollowers
People who support someone
team members · players · participants · rookies · benchwarmers
- Captain ObviousSarcastic term for over-explainers
- team captainDesignated group leader
- sea captainCommander of a vessel
- Captain AmericaSupersoldier with vibranium shield
- captain's quartersCommander's shipboard living space
- Captain HookPirate with metal appendage
captain, captained, captaining, captaincy, captain's, captainship, captaincies, captainships