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second lieutenant

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second lieutenant
n.
1. The lowest commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
2. One who holds this rank.
second lieutenant
n
(Military) an officer holding the lowest commissioned rank in the armed forces of certain nations
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Noun1.second lieutenant - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps holding the lowest ranksecond lieutenant - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps holding the lowest rank
2nd lieutenant
lieutenant - a commissioned military officer
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The second lieutenant loaded the blunder busses, which could throw harpoons to the distance of a mile, and long duck-guns, with explosive bullets, which inflicted mortal wounds even to the most terrible animals.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
He was a gentleman before he was gazetted, so, when the Empress announced that "Gentleman-Cadet Robert Hanna Wick" was posted as Second Lieutenant to the Tyneside Tail Twisters at Krab Bokhar, he became an officer and a gentleman, which is an enviable thing; and there was joy in the house of Wick, where Mamma Wick and all the little Wicks fell upon their knees and offered incense to Bobby by virtue of his achievements.
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