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Meanings of second lieutenant in English
Synonyms
Examples for "sous-lieutenant"
Examples for "sous-lieutenant"
1
Augereau was included in this party and was promoted to sous-lieutenant.
2
It remained to be decided which of us would be sous-lieutenant.
3
He became reminiscent of his days as a sous-lieutenant.
4
I had been a sous-lieutenant for five and a half years, and had been through several campaigns.
5
Presently he saw a boat drawing away with the flag of truce in the hands of a sous-lieutenant.
Usage of second lieutenant in English
1
I never saw the people in better spirit, answered the second lieutenant.
2
The second lieutenant took charge of one and Rayner of the other.
3
A second lieutenant sat in the lounge, talking to an Army nurse.
4
Every gun rattles on the trench-top, and the second lieutenant goes over.
5
I was of the party, which was commanded by our second lieutenant.
6
The second lieutenant went aloft, and looked at them with his glass.
7
At the next vote, for second lieutenant, there were five scattering votes.
8
Each armed with a blob-stick, captain and second lieutenant faced each other.
9
The second lieutenant was introduced as a young Jersey man, Mr Latrobe.
10
The graying meat of a second lieutenant who had lost his face.
11
I was a recruit here, sir, when you were a second lieutenant.
12
But our second lieutenant, Basil Vernon, was still more worthy of notice.
13
The captain, the second lieutenant, and all the flunkies, voted for you?
14
And, after half an hour's further search, they did-a second lieutenant's uniform.
15
The second lieutenant called, 'The cutter's turning to go alongside, sir!'
16
The second lieutenant formed the other twenty-two in the same order.
This collocation consists of:
Second lieutenant through the time
Second lieutenant across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common