warrant officer (redirected from Cadet Warrant Officer)

warrant officer

n. Abbr. WO

A military officer, usually a skilled technician or a helicopter pilot, intermediate in rank between a noncommissioned officer and a commissioned officer, having authority by virtue of a warrant.

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warrant officer

n

(Military) an officer in certain armed services who holds a rank between those of commissioned and noncommissioned officers. In the British army, the rank has two classes: see regimental sergeant major, company sergeant major

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

warrant officer - holds rank by virtue of a warrant armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"

Translations

warrant officer n (Mil) → sottufficiale m