lieutenant general
lieutenant general noun: 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.
Noun (1)
lieutenant general (plural lieutenant generals or lieutenants general)
- 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.
- A similar rank in the armed forces of some other countries.
Noun (2) capitalized: Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General (plural Lieutenant Generals or Lieutenants General)
- Alternative letter-case form of lieutenant general (found when the term is used as a title).
lieutenant general meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
lieutenant general in Tagalog
- an officer above major general and below general
- tenyente heneral
lieutenant general in Arabic
- an officer above major general and below general
- فريق farīq
lieutenant general in Malay
- an officer above major general and below general
- leftenan jeneral
lieutenant general in Indonesian
- an officer above major general and below general
- letnan jenderal
Forms of lieutenant general
| plural | lieutenant generals |
|---|---|
| plural | lieutenants general |
| plural | Lieutenant Generals |
| plural | Lieutenants General |
Words formed from lieutenant general
- LGen
- Lt Gen
- Lt.-Gen.
- Lt. Gen.
- Lt.Gen.
- Lt-Gen
- LtGen
Questions about lieutenant general
- What does lieutenant general mean?
- Lieutenant general means 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.
- What is lieutenant general in Tagalog?
- Lieutenant general in Tagalog is tenyente heneral. See Lieutenant general meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is lieutenant general?
- Lieutenant general is a noun.
- What is the plural of lieutenant general?
- The plural of lieutenant general is lieutenant generals.
Words near lieutenant general in the dictionary
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