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ship-of-the-line lieutenant

ship-of-the-line lieutenant is the alternative spelling of ship of the line lieutenant.

Meaning of ship of the line lieutenant

Noun

ship of the line lieutenant (plural ship of the line lieutenants)

  1. Most senior junior officer used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant.

Forms of ship-of-the-line lieutenant

pluralship-of-the-line lieutenants

Questions about ship-of-the-line lieutenant

What is ship-of-the-line lieutenant the alternative spelling of?
Ship-of-the-line lieutenant is the alternative spelling of ship of the line lieutenant.

Words near ship-of-the-line lieutenant in the dictionary

  1. ship-of-the-line
  2. ship-of-the-line captain
  3. ship-of-the-line ensign
  4. ship-of-the-line ensign first class
  5. ship-of-the-line ensign second class
  6. ship-of-the-line lieutenant
  7. ship-pound
  8. ship-pounds
  9. ship-rigged
  10. ship-shape
  11. ship-shape and Bristol-fashion

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