first lieutenant

noun Military.

an officer ranking next above second lieutenant and next below a captain.

Origin of first lieutenant

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby first lieutenant

first intention, First International, First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, first lady, first language, first lieutenant, first light, first-line, firstling, First Lord, first-loss policy

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Example sentences from the Web for first lieutenant

He is first-lieutenant on the "Pandora," you know, and just home after four years at Malta.
The Schoolmistress|Arthur W. Pinero
On a bench made of a fence-rail and two forked stakes he sat between Quinn and the first-lieutenant of the Louisianians.
The Cavalier|George Washington Cable
“Come, doctor, let you and I hob and nob,” said the first-lieutenant.
The King's Own|Captain Frederick Marryat
First-Lieutenant Olsen had been a dry goods clerk, who had gone into an officers' training-camp.
Jimmie Higgins|Upton Sinclair

However, I walked into the gun-room to report myself and boat to the first-lieutenant.
Rattlin the Reefer|Edward Howard

British Dictionary definitions for first lieutenant

first lieutenant

noun

the officer responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of a warship, esp the executive officer of a smaller ship in the Royal Navy

an officer holding commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or in certain other forces, senior to a second lieutenant and junior to a captain

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单词	first lieutenant
释义	first lieutenant noun Military. an officer ranking next above second lieutenant and next below a captain. Origin of first lieutenant First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby first lieutenant first intention, First International, First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, first lady, first language, first lieutenant, first light, first-line, firstling, First Lord, first-loss policy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for first lieutenant He is first-lieutenant on the "Pandora," you know, and just home after four years at Malta. The Schoolmistress\|Arthur W. Pinero On a bench made of a fence-rail and two forked stakes he sat between Quinn and the first-lieutenant of the Louisianians. The Cavalier\|George Washington Cable “Come, doctor, let you and I hob and nob,” said the first-lieutenant. The King's Own\|Captain Frederick Marryat First-Lieutenant Olsen had been a dry goods clerk, who had gone into an officers' training-camp. Jimmie Higgins\|Upton Sinclair However, I walked into the gun-room to report myself and boat to the first-lieutenant. Rattlin the Reefer\|Edward Howard British Dictionary definitions for first lieutenant first lieutenant noun the officer responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of a warship, esp the executive officer of a smaller ship in the Royal Navy an officer holding commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or in certain other forces, senior to a second lieutenant and junior to a captain 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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