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lieutenants general

lieutenants general 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: Lieutenants General

Lieutenants General

  1. (plural) plural of Lieutenant General

Questions about lieutenants general

What is lieutenants general the plural of?
Lieutenants general is the plural of lieutenant general.
What part of speech is lieutenants general?
Lieutenants general is a noun.

Words near lieutenants general in the dictionary

  1. lieutenantess
  2. lieutenantesses
  3. lieutenantry
  4. lieutenants
  5. lieutenants colonel
  6. lieutenants general
  7. lieutenants junior grade
  8. lieutenantship
  9. lieutenantships
  10. lieutenaunt
  11. lieutenaunts

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