Definition of midshipman
: a person in training for a naval commission; especially : a student in a naval academy
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A subsequent incident during World War II, when a patrol torpedo boat to which Kennedy was assigned was rammed by a Japanese destroyer, likely exacerbated the young midshipman's back problems, the authors noted.
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The midshipman’s attorney and Fischer’s office didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Bonner, a slotback, and Chris High, a fullback, will return to help lead the Midshipmen’s ground game.
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During the past 14 years, the Midshipmen have never finished lower than No.
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Last year, a program that places academy midshipmen on commercial vessels was temporarily suspended over concerns that students were being victimized.
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Pence spoke on a warm and sunny morning to the 1,053 graduating midshipmen sitting on the field before him in white folding chairs in their dress uniforms.
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Their commencement marks the end of four years of academic and military training at the elite school, and the moment when midshipmen receive their degrees and commissions as officers.
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These are the Sea Trials, a team challenge for fourth class midshipmen, also known as freshmen (for nonmilitary readers) or plebes (in Navy terms), at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
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First Known Use of midshipman
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MIDSHIPMAN Defined for English Language Learners
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: someone who is being trained to become an officer in the U.S. Navy
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: an officer who is of the lowest rank in the British Navy
MIDSHIPMAN Defined for Kids
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\-mən\: a person who is training to become an officer in the navy
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