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petty officer

petty officer noun: a non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army.

Noun

petty officer (plural petty officers)

  1. A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army
    • The rescue swimmer was Coast Guard third petty officer Evan Grills. He was 24 years old, he came from Florida and this was his first rescue.2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    PO

petty officer meaning in Tamil

petty officer in Tamil

சிற்றலுவலர்

Synonyms of petty officer

Forms of petty officer

pluralpetty officers

Words formed from petty officer

Questions about petty officer

What does petty officer mean?
Petty officer means a non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army.
What is petty officer in Tamil?
Petty officer in Tamil is சிற்றலுவலர். See Petty officer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petty officer?
Petty officer is a noun.
What is the plural of petty officer?
The plural of petty officer is petty officers.

Words near petty officer in the dictionary

  1. petty knife
  2. petty knives
  3. petty larcenies
  4. petty larceny
  5. petty morel
  6. petty officer
  7. petty officer first class
  8. petty officer second class
  9. petty officer third class
  10. petty officers
  11. petty officers first class

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