capt.

American  

Or CPT

abbreviation

1. Military. captain.

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Capt. British  

abbreviation

1. Captain

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Example Sentences

Divide in Partes quatuor, & capt. æger unam omni hora donec laxetur alvus.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald

Some small rudeness being offered to the capt. afterwards in the street by some boys, several gentlemen interposed and suppressed it, before he received the least injury.

From Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) by Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)

Bumgardner arose and said: capt. james bumgardner's speech.

From Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton by Various

Edward Proctor was appointed by the body to be capt. of the watch for this night, and the names were given in to the moderator of the townsmen who were volunteers upon the occasion.

From Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) by Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)

The capt. of the camp club here is Capt.

From Treat 'em Rough Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer by Crerie, Frank