first lieutenant
The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force,…The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade.
Meaning
2 sensesThe second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade.
Leutnant, Oberleutnant
пе́рвый лейтена́нтpérvyj lejtenánt, ста́рший лейтена́нтstáršij lejtenánt
a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain
An equivalent rank in other military forces.
Translations
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Forms
plural: first lieutenants| Singular | first lieutenant |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain:1st lieutenant