captain's chair
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of captain's chair
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Hunter is a new flavor of “Star Trek” skipper; casual and compact, she curls up in her captain’s chair, stretches out wherever convenient and goes about barefoot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
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
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
Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham sat in a captain’s chair at the head of the table.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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