| 单词 | field rank |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfield rank field rank n. Military the rank of a field officer (field officer n. 1); any of the ranks above captain and below general officer; cf. field grade n. ΚΠ 1783 Let. 21 Apr. in Corr. Select Comm. Fort St. George (1784) 52 We desire you will take the most expeditious method of joining the main army, as there are with it at present, but very few Company's officers of field rank. 1868 C. E. Trevelyan Brit. Army in 1868 39 Officers of the three field ranks are employed on the staff and in a great variety of administrative and other situations. 1943 Billboard 26 June 8/4 One former staffer is now a commander in the navy; 12 in the army hold field rank. 2002 S. Sandler Ground Warfare 720/1 The one rank that can be either general officer or field officer, depending on the army, is brigadier. In the U.S. Army, it is a general rank. The British consider it a senior field rank. < as lemmas |
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