lieutenant general

lieutenant general

n.

1. A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above major general and below general.

2. One who holds this rank.

lieutenant general

n

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

lieuten′ant gen′eral

n.

a commissioned army or air force officer ranking above a major general.

[1480–90]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

αντιστράτηγος

teniente general

kenraaliluutnantti

luitenant-generaal

генерал-лейтенант