second lieutenant

noun U.S. Military.

an Army, Air Force, or Marine officer of the lowest commissioned rank.Compare ensign (def. 4).

Origin of second lieutenant

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby second lieutenant

second-homer, second intention, Second International, second language, second lien, second lieutenant, secondly, second man, second mate, secondment, second messenger

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Example sentences from the Web for second lieutenant

The second-lieutenant, whose name was Price, was a good-looking young man, who kept his watch and read Shakespeare.
The King's Own|Captain Frederick Marryat
Since dead, sir,” replied the second-lieutenant; “we have lost a pleasant messmate.
The King's Own|Captain Frederick Marryat
When they reached their goal, Second-Lieutenant Strong found he was that no longer.
Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout|Alfred Bishop Mason
Then we dined, sharing the food—Thompson's food—with the second-lieutenant.
Our Casualty And Other Stories|James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham

The only officer remaining to strike her flag had been her second-lieutenant.
The Story of John Paul Jones|Chelsea Curtis Fraser

British Dictionary definitions for second lieutenant

second lieutenant

noun

an officer holding the lowest commissioned rank in the armed forces of certain nations

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单词	second lieutenant
释义	second lieutenant noun U.S. Military. an Army, Air Force, or Marine officer of the lowest commissioned rank.Compare ensign (def. 4). Origin of second lieutenant First recorded in 1695–1705 Words nearby second lieutenant second-homer, second intention, Second International, second language, second lien, second lieutenant, secondly, second man, second mate, secondment, second messenger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for second lieutenant The second-lieutenant, whose name was Price, was a good-looking young man, who kept his watch and read Shakespeare. The King's Own\|Captain Frederick Marryat Since dead, sir,” replied the second-lieutenant; “we have lost a pleasant messmate. The King's Own\|Captain Frederick Marryat When they reached their goal, Second-Lieutenant Strong found he was that no longer. Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout\|Alfred Bishop Mason Then we dined, sharing the food—Thompson's food—with the second-lieutenant. Our Casualty And Other Stories\|James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham The only officer remaining to strike her flag had been her second-lieutenant. The Story of John Paul Jones\|Chelsea Curtis Fraser British Dictionary definitions for second lieutenant second lieutenant noun an officer holding the lowest commissioned rank in the armed forces of certain nations Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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