midshipman

mid·ship·man  (mdshpmn, md-shpmn)

n.

1. Abbr. Midn. A student training to be a commissioned naval officer, especially a student at a naval academy.

2. Any of various fishes of the genus Porichthys, having several rows of light-producing organs along their bodies.

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midshipman [ˈmɪdˌʃɪpmən]

n pl -men

1. (Military) a probationary rank held by young naval officers under training, or an officer holding such a rank

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several American toadfishes of the genus Porichthys, having small light-producing organs on the undersurface of their bodies

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

midshipman - a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training 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" cadet, plebe - a military trainee (as at a military academy)

Translations

midshipman [ˈmɪdʃɪpmən] N (midshipmen (pl)) → guardia mf marina, alférez mf de fragata

midshipman [ˈmɪdˌʃɪpmən] n (-men (pl)) → aspirante guardiamarina m inv

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midshipman [ˈmɪdˌʃɪpmən] n (-men (pl)) → aspirante guardiamarina m inv