Meanings
nounlieutenant junior grade (plural lieutenants junior grade)
plural lieutenants junior grade
- A commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies.
- A commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above an ensign and below a lieutenant.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign
Similar
lieutenant JG
Broader
commissioned naval officer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans onderluitenant
- onderluitenantrank corresponding to ltn. jr. grade
Finnish luutnantti
- luutnanttirank corresponding to ltn. jr. grade
French enseigne de vaisseau de première classe
- enseigne de vaisseau de première classerank corresponding to ltn. jr. grade
Greek ανθυποπλοίαρχος
- ανθυποπλοίαρχος (anthypoploíarchos)rank corresponding to ltn. jr. grade
Italian sottotenente di vascello, cadetto
- sottotenente di vascellorank corresponding to ltn. jr. grade
- cadettorank corresponding to ltn. jr. grade
Portuguese tenente de fragata
- tenente de fragatarank corresponding to ltn. jr. grade
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Chicago
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