Second Lieutenant Definition

noun
A commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps.
Webster's New World
One who holds this rank.
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Synonyms:
  • 2nd lieutenant

Other Word Forms of Second Lieutenant

Noun

Singular:
second lieutenant
Plural:
second-lieutenants

Second Lieutenant Sentence Examples

  • From the latter he graduated in July 1828, and became by brevet a second lieutenant of infantry.

  • In 1842 he was appointed a second lieutenant in the corps of the topographical engineers.

  • In 1836 he entered West Point, and on graduating near the head of his class he was appointed second lieutenant in the 3rd artillery regiment.

  • On the 1st of July 1844 he was breveted, and on the 18th of June 1846 commissioned second lieutenant.

  • After graduating he took part, as second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery, in the Mexican War.

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