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other ranks

other ranks is the plural of other rank.

Meaning of other rank

Noun

other rank (plural other ranks)

  1. (in plural) A soldier who is not a commissioned officer.
    • He knew that Sergeant-Major Cowley wanted to get the Other Ranks out of the hut with that captain carrying on like that, and he did not see why the old N.C.O. should not have what he wanted.1925, Ford Madox Ford, No More Parades (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 301

Questions about other ranks

What is other ranks the plural of?
Other ranks is the plural of other rank.

Words near other ranks in the dictionary

  1. other heads
  2. other lips
  3. other man
  4. other men
  5. other rank
  6. other ranks
  7. other side
  8. other side of the coin
  9. other side of the tracks
  10. other sides of the coin
  11. other some

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