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tenente de corveta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ensign noun A flag, especially one flown by a ship to show its nationality.
  • midshipman noun A junior officer-in-training in a navy, ranking below an ensign or sub-lieutenant.

Senses

tenente de corveta is used for these senses in English:

  • corvette lieutenant (military) Most junior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.
  • midshipman (nautical) An officer of the lowest rank in several navies; especially, a trainee officer.

ensign — full definition

  1. noun A flag, especially one flown by a ship to show its nationality.
  2. noun A badge or symbol of rank or office.
  3. noun The lowest-ranking commissioned officer in the US Navy.

midshipman — full definition

  1. noun A junior officer-in-training in a navy, ranking below an ensign or sub-lieutenant.
  2. noun A type of fish that makes a humming sound, found along the Pacific coast.

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