Captain Nemo — is a fictional character featured in Jules Verne s novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874). Nemo is Latin for no one , and also Greek for give what is due (see Nemesis). Nemo, one of the most famous… … Wikipedia
Captain Jat — is a fictional sea captain created by English writer William Hope Hodgson. Captain Jat was another attempt to create a recurring character, like Hodgson s Captain Gault. Captain Jat is featured in the stories The Island of the Ud and The… … Wikipedia
Captain Swing — was the name appended to some of the threatening letters during the rural English Swing Riots of 1830. Like the Luddites of 1812, the movement had an imaginary leader with a multiple use name. His name was no doubt chosen, in a form of black… … Wikipedia
captain's biscuit — noun A fancy kind of hard biscuit • • • Main Entry: ↑captain * * * captain s biscuit, a ship biscuit of fine quality … Useful english dictionary
captain — This title is met with fairly frequently, since there are both military and civilian captains of various kinds. As an army rank, captain is above lieutenant and below major. Thus the high ranking brigadier in The Facemaker, by Richard Gordon,… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Captain America — This article is about the superhero. For other uses, see Captain America (disambiguation). For the 2011 film, see Captain America: The First Avenger. This article is about Steve Rogers. For the subsequent incarnations of the character, see List… … Wikipedia
Captain Beefheart — Don Van Vliet At Convocation Hall, Toronto, in 1974 Background information Birth name Don Glen Vliet Also known as … Wikipedia
Captain Tsubasa — Cet article concerne le manga. Pour l anime français, voir : Olive et Tom. Captain Tsubasa キャプテン翼 Type Shōnen Genre Nekketsu Thèmes Football … Wikipédia en Français
Captain Midnight (HBO) — John R. MacDougall (born c. 1961) also known as Captain Midnight, is a Florida electronic engineer and business owner, who jammed HBO s satellite signal in 1986 to broadcast a message protesting their rates for satellite dish owners.In the mid… … Wikipedia
Captain Planet — Capitaine Planète Capitaine Planète Titre original Captain Planet and the Planeteers The New Adventures of Captain Planet Autres titres francophones Les Nouvelles Aventures de Capitaine Planète Genre Série d animation, de science fiction… … Wikipédia en Français
