flag captain

the captain of a flagship

Words nearby flag captain

Frank, as his flag-captain, took part in the chase after Villeneuve to the West Indies and back.

Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters |William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
"That speaks well indeed for our young commander," the port admiral, who had been present, said to his flag-captain.

A Roving Commission |G. A. Henty
Thirdly, the same countryside happened to include the village which was the birthplace of Nelson's flag-captain at Trafalgar.

The Dynasts |Thomas Hardy
He was a great friend of their father, and, said the boys, was most likely to make him his flag-captain.

The Stokesley Secret |Charlotte M. Yonge

You wish a situation, you say; and, if I were an Admiral, I would make you my flag-captain.

The Red Rover |James Fenimore Cooper