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petty officers

petty officers is the plural of petty officer.

Meaning of petty officer

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

Questions about petty officers

What is petty officers the plural of?
Petty officers is the plural of petty officer.

Words near petty officers in the dictionary

  1. petty morel
  2. petty officer
  3. petty officer first class
  4. petty officer second class
  5. petty officer third class
  6. petty officers
  7. petty officers first class
  8. petty officers second class
  9. petty officers third class
  10. petty patent
  11. petty patents

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