post ship — see post n.3 4 c … Useful english dictionary
Conway class post ship — Class overview Name: Conway class post ships Operators: Royal Navy Com … Wikipedia
Cyrus class post ship — Class overview Name: Cyrus class post ships Operators: Royal Navy Comp … Wikipedia
Post-Captain — is an obsolete alternative form of the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.The term served to distinguish those who were captains by rank from * officers in command of a naval vessel, who were (and still are) addressed as captain regardless of… … Wikipedia
post captain — noun Etymology: post (VII) : a naval officer holding a captain s commission as distinguished from one bearing the courtesy title of captain * * * post captain noun Formerly, a full captain in command of, or having commanded, a ship of more than… … Useful english dictionary
post — post·abdomen; post·absorptive; post·age; post·al·ly; post; post·anoxic; post·antennal; post·arteriolar; post·atomic; post·audit; post·axial; post·bellum; post·brachium; post·branchial; post·breeding; post·canonical; post·cardinal; post·cava;… … English syllables
Post — Post, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Posted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Posting}.] 1. To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills. [1913 Webster] Note: Formerly, a large post was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
post|mas|ter|ship — «POHST MAS tuhr shihp, MAHS », noun. the office or term of office of a postmaster … Useful english dictionary
ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… … Universalium
Post Captain (novel) — Infobox Book name = Post Captain author = Patrick O Brian country = United Kingdom language = English cover artist = Geoff Hunt series = Aubrey Maturin series genre = Historical novel publisher = Harper Collins (UK) release date = 1972 media type … Wikipedia
