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sub-lieutenants

sub-lieutenants is the plural of sub-lieutenant.

Meaning of sub-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.

Questions about sub-lieutenants

What is sub-lieutenants the plural of?
Sub-lieutenants is the plural of sub-lieutenant.

Words near sub-lieutenants in the dictionary

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

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