Captain and Wingman

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Captain noun - A person in overall command of a ship.

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Wingman and captain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wingman" instead a noun "Captain".

Nearby Words: captained, captainship, captaincy, captaining

Wingman noun - The pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation.

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Captain and wingman are semantically related. You can use "Captain" instead a noun "Wingman".

Captain Obvious: Especially grating when compared to other games in the series, but at least your wingman was the only annoying one yammering you.

Source: Video Game / Air Combat
A Captain leads the Viper wing, and leads a squadron, and has a Lieutenant as a wingman.

Source: Fantastic Rank System
In Wing Commander II, Captain Mariko "Spirit" Tanaka, your wingman, wins a poker game immediately before a mission with a full house of aces over eights.

Source: The Magic Poker Equation

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