Meanings
nounlieutenant commander (plural lieutenant commanders)
plural lieutenant commanders · alternative lieutenant-commander
- A naval officer whose rank is higher than a lieutenant and below that of a commander.
Translations
Afrikaans luitenant kommandeur
- luitenant kommandeurnaval officer
Czech korvetní kapitán
- korvetní kapitánnaval officer
Dutch korvetkapitein, luitenant-ter-zee der eerste klasse
- korvetkapiteinnaval officer
- luitenant-ter-zee der eerste klassenaval officer
Finnish komentajakapteeni
- komentajakapteeninaval officer
French capitaine de corvette
- capitaine de corvettenaval officer
Greek πλωτάρχης
- πλωτάρχης (plotárchis)naval officer
Portuguese capitão-tenente, capitão de corveta
- capitão-tenentenaval officer
- capitão de corvetanaval officer
Romanian locotenent-comandor
- locotenent-comandornaval officer
Spanish teniente comandante
- teniente comandantenaval officer
Cite this entry
APA
lieutenant commander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lieutenant%20commander
MLA
“lieutenant commander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lieutenant%20commander. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lieutenant commander,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lieutenant%20commander.
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