captain ahab

language: pt

definitions

  1. The central character and captain of the Pequod in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick, characterized by his monomaniacal obsession with hunting a white sperm whale.
    pt: Protagonista de Moby-Dick

examples

  1. Captain Ahab ordered the small boats into the water to search for the white whale.

    O Capitão Ahab ordenou que os pequenos barcos fossem para a água para procurar a baleia branca.