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captain's chair

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noun

  1. a chair having a rounded back formed by a heavy rail resting upon vertical spindles and coming forward to form the arms.

Etymology

Origin of captain's chair

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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The moment prime ministers take their seat in the captain’s chair, time is running out.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

We hear about who served under whom, granting legitimacy to the likes of, say, Christopher Pike to claim the captain's chair long before Anson Mount made us ecstatic to see that happen.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2024

From the captain’s chair, Axelsson can see more than a dozen computer screens, about half of which help the crew find and catch fish.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

CEO Scott Kirby has acknowledged that the carrier's pilots are shunning promotion to the captain's chair, hurting its flight capacity in the fourth quarter, confirming what Reuters reported earlier this week.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2023

As I seated myself in the captain’s chair, I spotted a silver control bracelet in a clear case on the wall.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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