The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sublieutenant — [sub΄lo͞o ten′ənt; ] Brit [, sub΄lef ten′ənt] n. Brit. a naval officer ranking below a lieutenant … English World dictionary
sublieutenant — UK [ˌsʌblefˈtenənt] / US [ˌsʌbluˈtenənt] noun [countable] Word forms sublieutenant : singular sublieutenant plural sublieutenants an officer of middle rank in the British Navy … English dictionary
sublieutenant — Midshipman Mid ship man, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter deck and those of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sublieutenant — noun Date: 1796 a commissioned officer in the British navy ranking immediately below lieutenant … New Collegiate Dictionary
sublieutenant — sublieutenancy, n. /sub looh ten euhnt/, n. Brit. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant. [1695 1705; SUB + LIEUTENANT] * * * … Universalium
sublieutenant — sub|lieu|ten|ant [ˌsʌblefˈtenənt, lə US lu: ] n a middle rank in the Royal Navy or someone who has this rank … Dictionary of contemporary English
sublieutenant — sub·lieu·ten·ant || ‚sÊŒbluË tenÉ™nt /‚sÊŒblef tenÉ™nt n. officer ranking below a lieutenant … English contemporary dictionary
sublieutenant — noun (C) a middle rank in the Royal Navy, or someone who has this rank … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sublieutenant — sub·lieutenant … English syllables
sublieutenant — sub•lieu•ten•ant [[t]ˌsʌb luˈtɛn ənt[/t]] n. brit. mil an officer in the British navy ranking next below a lieutenant • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
