second lieutenant

sec·ond lieu·ten·ant

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sek-uh nd loo-ten-uh nt]
- /ˈsɛk ənd luˈtɛn ənt/
- /ˈsekənd lefˈten.ənt/

Definitions of second lieutenant words

noun second lieutenant an Army, Air Force, or Marine officer of the lowest commissioned rank. Compare ensign (def 4). 1
noun second lieutenant rank of military officer 1
countable noun second lieutenant A second lieutenant is an officer of low rank in the army. 0
countable noun second lieutenant A second lieutenant is an officer in the army, air force, or marines who ranks directly below a first lieutenant. 0
noun second lieutenant an officer holding the lowest commissioned rank in the armed forces of certain nations 0
noun second lieutenant a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps 0

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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