单词 | local rank |
释义 | > as lemmaslocal rank local rank n. British Military a higher rank awarded to a person temporarily and restricted to service in a particular region or location. ΚΠ 1761 C. Dalrymple Mil. Ess. i. ii. 32 It is to prevent occasional and local rank being given, that colonel commandants are recommended where the colonel of a regiment is a general officer. 1840 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 83/2 Col. R. H. Sale, 13th foot, to have the local rank of Major-General in Afghanistan. 1900 Official Gaz. E. Afr. & Uganda Protectorates 15 Dec. 4 Lord Roberts..has been promoted to Lieutenant General with local rank of General. 2006 Times 9 Nov. 63 Towards the end of 1944 [Brian Thompson] was posted to the staff college in Haifa, Palestine, with the local rank of lieutenant-colonel. < as lemmas |
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