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
- noun A flag, especially one flown by a ship to show its nationality.
- noun A badge or symbol of rank or office.
- noun The lowest-ranking commissioned officer in the US Navy.
midshipman — full definition
- noun A junior officer-in-training in a navy, ranking below an ensign or sub-lieutenant.
- noun A type of fish that makes a humming sound, found along the Pacific coast.