captain-lieutenant en · NOUN
Etymology
captain + lieutenant
Meanings
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A rank sitting between captain and lieutenant. ▸ A rank sitting below captain, the subordinate captain, secondary captain to a captain
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A rank sitting between captain and lieutenant. ▸ A rank sitting below captain, the subordinate captain, secondary captain to a captain ▸ The rank of a captain filling the captaincy position whose official dejure captain is a higher ranked officer, beyond captain, where the role has been seconded to the captain-lieutenant.
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A rank sitting between captain and lieutenant. ▸ A rank sitting below captain.
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A rank sitting between captain and lieutenant. ▸ A rank sitting below captain. ▸ Equivalent of commander, lieutenant colonel, major, lieutenant commander
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A rank sitting between captain and lieutenant. ▸ A rank sitting above lieutenant.
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A rank sitting above captain, the leading captain, senior captain of captains
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A captaincy rank ▸ A junior captain, a captaincy rank below captains
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A captaincy rank ▸ A captaincy rank below senior captains
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A captaincy rank ▸ A captaincy rank below senior captains ▸ A captaincy rank below line captain, ship-of-the-line captain, line-of-battle captain, battleship captain.
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A captaincy rank ▸ A captain junior to full captains, but otherwise the same as full captains
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A lieutenancy rank
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A lieutenancy rank ▸ A senior lieutenant, a lieutenant above other lieutenants
- A rank found in armies and navies ▸ A lieutenancy rank ▸ A senior lieutenant, a lieutenant above other lieutenants ▸ Equivalent of senior lieutenant, first lieutenant, lieutenant, senior grade, full lieutenant, lieutenant commander
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, lieutenant.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| captain lieutenant | alternative | lexicographic | |
| captain-lieutenants | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| lieutenant captain | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lieutenant-captain | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
destroyer captain · captain, senior grade · cruiser captain · frigate captain · lieutenant · leading lieutenant · captain, junior grade · junior captain · vice captain · lead lieutenant · lead captain · undercaptain · deputy captain · lieutenant, senior grade · corvette captain · senior captain · captain · leading captain · senior lieutenant
Translations (10)
fr capitaine-lieutenant (equivalently named) · ru капитан-лейтенант (equivalently named) · uk капітан-лейтенант (equivalently named) · sv kaptenlöjtnant (equivalently named) · fi kapteeniluutnantti (equivalently named) · pt capitão-tenente (equivalently named) · nl kapitein-luitenant (equivalently named) · de Kapitänleutnant (equivalently named) · nb kapteinløytnant (equivalently named) · da kaptajnløjtnant (equivalently named)