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first lieutenants

first lieutenants is the plural of first lieutenant.

Meaning of first lieutenant

Noun

first lieutenant (plural first lieutenants)

  1. The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade.
    Synonyms:
    lieutenant
  2. An equivalent rank in other military forces.

Questions about first lieutenants

What is first lieutenants the plural of?
First lieutenants is the plural of first lieutenant.

Words near first lieutenants in the dictionary

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  2. First Law of Robotics
  3. first leg
  4. first legs
  5. first lieutenant
  6. first lieutenants
  7. first light
  8. First Lord
  9. First Lords
  10. first loser
  11. first losers

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