First Lieutenant Definition

noun
An officer ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain.
Webster's New World
One who holds this rank.
American Heritage
The officer in charge of maintenance of a ship or shore station.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • 1st lieutenant

Other Word Forms of First Lieutenant

Noun

Singular:
first lieutenant
Plural:
first-lieutenants

First Lieutenant Sentence Examples

  • He took part in the later movements under Winfield Scott against the city of Mexico, and was breveted first lieutenant for "gallant and meritorious conduct."

  • After the Mexican war he served in the West, in Florida and elsewhere; was married in 1850 to Miss Almira Russell of St Louis; became first lieutenant in 1853, and assistant-quartermaster with the rank of captain in 1855.

  • He entered his father's company as a cadet about 1794, and became an ensign (or second lieutenant) in 1799 and first lieutenant in the same year.

  • After the defeat of the Mackenzie government, Laurier sat in Parliament as the leader of the Quebec Liberals and first lieutenant to the Hon.

  • He graduated from West Point in 1875, was commissioned second lieutenant, and in 1880 was promoted to first lieutenant.

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