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lieutenant generals

lieutenant generals is the plural 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.

Noun capitalized: Lieutenant Generals

Lieutenant Generals

  1. (plural) plural of Lieutenant General

Questions about lieutenant generals

What is lieutenant generals the plural of?
Lieutenant generals is the plural of lieutenant general.
What part of speech is lieutenant generals?
Lieutenant generals is a noun.

Words near lieutenant generals in the dictionary

  1. lieutenant colonel
  2. lieutenant colonels
  3. lieutenant commander
  4. lieutenant commanders
  5. lieutenant general
  6. lieutenant generals
  7. lieutenant governor
  8. lieutenant governors
  9. lieutenant junior grade
  10. lieutenant-admiral
  11. lieutenant-colonel

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