lieutenant general

noun U.S. Military.

a commissioned officer ranking next below a general and next above a major general.

Origin of lieutenant general

First recorded in 1480–90

Words nearby lieutenant general

Lieut. Comdr., lieutenancy, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant governor, lieutenant junior grade, lieve, Lièvre, lie with

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Example sentences from the Web for lieutenant general

It was on this occasion that Swift lampooned the lieutenant-general in his Ode to a Salamander.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
Later on he offered the command to Lieutenant-General Hardee, who declined it.
From Manassas to Appomattox|James Longstreet
He became avocat in 1669, and lieutenant-general in the snchausse of Angoulme .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various
He was appointed in 1651 lieutenant-general in the French army, and commander of the forces in Flanders.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

The prince was forced to take the hand of the lieutenant-general of the kingdom.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for lieutenant general

lieutenant general

noun

an officer holding commissioned rank in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps immediately junior to a general

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单词	lieutenant general
释义	lieutenant general noun U.S. Military. a commissioned officer ranking next below a general and next above a major general. Origin of lieutenant general First recorded in 1480–90 Words nearby lieutenant general Lieut. Comdr., lieutenancy, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant governor, lieutenant junior grade, lieve, Lièvre, lie with Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lieutenant general It was on this occasion that Swift lampooned the lieutenant-general in his Ode to a Salamander. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8\|Various Later on he offered the command to Lieutenant-General Hardee, who declined it. From Manassas to Appomattox\|James Longstreet He became avocat in 1669, and lieutenant-general in the snchausse of Angoulme . Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5\|Various He was appointed in 1651 lieutenant-general in the French army, and commander of the forces in Flanders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various The prince was forced to take the hand of the lieutenant-general of the kingdom. Catherine de' Medici\|Honore de Balzac British Dictionary definitions for lieutenant general lieutenant general noun an officer holding commissioned rank in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps immediately junior to a general Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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