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captain's chair

n. a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles

Usage examples of "captain's chair".

It had been so long since he'd flown anything that he had lost his proficiency rating, so he would have to requalify for pilot's status, much less a captain's chair, but even a trainer would be more fun than flying a desk.

That hadn't been the way for me all these many years in the captain's chair.

I sat in my Captain's chair, pinned in merciless silence, while Tuak's purple face was again hauled up to the rim of the shaft.

Joat barked at Seg as she took the Captain's chair, nearly knocking him off his feet.

Young Guard-Caladin Samuel stood behind him, one hand on the captain's chair, one resting on the console.

He sat in the gun captain's chair, then twisted to look over his shoulder.

A young lieutenant sat bent over her console to the right of the Captain's chair, conferring with a middy.