| 单词 | port captain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasport captain port captain n. (a) a civil or military officer responsible for a port's security, approving arrivals and departures, etc.; = Captain of the Port at captain n. 6a; (b) an employee of a shipping company who superintends vessels in port, esp. when they are loading and unloading cargo. ΚΠ 1781 J. O. Justamond tr. B.-F.-J. Mouffle d'Angerville Private Life Lewis XV III. 73 Being himself a Port Captain, neither his exalted capacity, nor his exact and intimate knowledge of the service, could abolish that stain [sc. low birth] in the minds of these Gentlemen. 1816 Times 9 May 4/1 Orders have been given to the port-captain to receive the Algerine vessels when they appear in this port, observing only the necessary measures of health. 1948 R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. at Marine superintendent One who has the oversight and charge of all vessels belonging to a shipping company..sometimes called port superintendent, port captain (U.S.). 1985 Forum (Nexis) 20 This operative negligence was not that of a seagoing employee, but was attributable to the company's port captain who failed to prevent the sailing. 2004 B. Boyce Traveler's Guide to Galapagos Islands (ed. 4) iv. 110 Another regulation that is sometimes violated is the one that calls for the captain to report the ship's itinerary to the Port Captain and receive clearance to sail to the requested island(s). < as lemmas |
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