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lieutenant-general

lieutenant-general is the alternative spelling of lieutenant general.

Meaning of lieutenant general

Noun

lieutenant general (plural lieutenant generals or lieutenants general)

  1. A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.
  2. A similar rank in the armed forces of some other countries.

Forms of lieutenant-general

plurallieutenant-generals

Questions about lieutenant-general

What is lieutenant-general the alternative spelling of?
Lieutenant-general is the alternative spelling of lieutenant general.

Words near lieutenant-general in the dictionary

  1. lieutenant-colonelcies
  2. lieutenant-colonelcy
  3. lieutenant-colonels
  4. lieutenant-commander
  5. lieutenant-commanders
  6. lieutenant-general
  7. lieutenant-generals
  8. lieutenant-governor
  9. lieutenant-governors
  10. lieutenantcy
  11. lieutenantess

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