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flight lieutenant

flight lieutenant noun: a rank in the RAF, between that of flying officer and squadron leader, of a person in charge of a flight of aircraft, equivalent to a Royal Navy lieutenant or an Army captain.

Noun

flight lieutenant (plural flight lieutenants)

  1. A rank in the RAF, between that of flying officer and squadron leader, of a person in charge of a flight of aircraft, equivalent to a Royal Navy lieutenant or an Army captain
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of flight lieutenant

Forms of flight lieutenant

pluralflight lieutenants

Words formed from flight lieutenant

Questions about flight lieutenant

What does flight lieutenant mean?
Flight lieutenant means a rank in the RAF, between that of flying officer and squadron leader, of a person in charge of a flight of aircraft, equivalent to a Royal Navy lieutenant or an Army captain.
What part of speech is flight lieutenant?
Flight lieutenant is a noun.
What is the plural of flight lieutenant?
The plural of flight lieutenant is flight lieutenants.

Words near flight lieutenant in the dictionary

  1. flight interruption manifests
  2. flight jacket
  3. flight jackets
  4. flight level
  5. flight levels
  6. flight lieutenant
  7. flight lieutenants
  8. flight line
  9. flight lines
  10. flight mode
  11. flight modes

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