Meanings
nouncorvette lieutenant (plural corvette lieutenants)
plural corvette lieutenants
- governmentMost junior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.
Translations
Portuguese tenente de corveta
- tenente de corvetamilitary rank
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