lieutenant commander
noun
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander
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After the lieutenant commander gave the order for all hands to abandon ship, Conter moved to a boat to search for the wounded and the dead in the water.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Among the nine Republican candidates invited to debate, only DeSantis has military service, having risen to lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy.
—Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
Suddenly, the lieutenant commander was thrust into making frantic preparations, his retirement plans scuppered.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
Their instructors, a retired lieutenant commander and senior chief, respectively, are caring, strict and devoted to their development as young leaders.
—WSJ, 9 June 2023
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Among the nine Republican candidates invited to debate, only DeSantis has military service, having risen to lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy.
—Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
Suddenly, the lieutenant commander was thrust into making frantic preparations, his retirement plans scuppered.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
Their instructors, a retired lieutenant commander and senior chief, respectively, are caring, strict and devoted to their development as young leaders.
—WSJ, 9 June 2023
See all Example Sentences for lieutenant commander
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“Lieutenant commander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20commander. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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