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sub-lieutenant

sub-lieutenant noun: a commissioned officer of the Royal Navy ranking above a midshipman and below a lieutenant.

Noun

sub-lieutenant (plural sub-lieutenants)

  1. (UK) A commissioned officer of the Royal Navy ranking above a midshipman and below a lieutenant.
  2. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand) A commissioned officer of the navy ranking above an acting sub-lieutenant and below a lieutenant.

sub-lieutenant meaning in Tamil

sub-lieutenant in Tamil

officer above a midshipman
துணை படைத்தலைவர் tuṇai paṭaittalaivar

Forms of sub-lieutenant

pluralsub-lieutenants

Origin of sub-lieutenant

From sub- + lieutenant.

Words formed from sub-lieutenant

  • acting sub-lieutenant

Questions about sub-lieutenant

What does sub-lieutenant mean?
Sub-lieutenant means a commissioned officer of the Royal Navy ranking above a midshipman and below a lieutenant.
What is sub-lieutenant in Tamil?
Sub-lieutenant in Tamil is துணை படைத்தலைவர் (tuṇai paṭaittalaivar). See Sub-lieutenant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sub-lieutenant?
Sub-lieutenant is a noun.
What is the plural of sub-lieutenant?
The plural of sub-lieutenant is sub-lieutenants.

Words near sub-lieutenant in the dictionary

  1. sub-lessees
  2. sub-lessor
  3. sub-lessors
  4. sub-licensable
  5. sub-license
  6. sub-lieutenant
  7. sub-lieutenants
  8. sub-light
  9. sub-liminal
  10. sub-marine
  11. sub-Mediterranean

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