lieutenant general (redirected from lieutenant generals)

lieutenant general

n.

1. Abbr. LTG or Lt Gen or LtGen A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above major general and below general.

2. One who holds this rank.

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lieutenant general

n

(Military) an officer holding commissioned rank in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps immediately junior to a general

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lieutenant general - a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general 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" general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel