Definition of Lieutenant commander

1. Noun. A commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander.


Definition of Lieutenant commander

1. Noun. A naval officer whose rank is higher than a lieutenant and below that of a commander. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lieutenant Commander

lierne rib
lierne ribs
liernes
liers
lies
liest
lieth
lieu
lieu jaune
lieus
lieutenancies
lieutenancy
lieutenant
lieutenant JG
lieutenant colonel
lieutenant commander (current term)
lieutenant commanders
lieutenant general
lieutenant governor
lieutenant junior grade
lieutenantry
lieutenants
lieutenantship
lieutenantships
lieutenaunt
lieve
liever
lievest
life
life's a bitch

Literary usage of Lieutenant commander

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Relations of the United States and Spain: The Spanish-American War by French Ensor Chadwick (1911)
"Key West) f *Captain CE Clark May 26 (arrival Lieutenant JL Purcell April 27 Commander GC Reiter April 30 Lieutenant TW Ryan June 21 Lieutenant-Commander NE ..."

2. The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps by Lewis Randolph Hamersly (1898)
"Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, March, 1889; Bureau of Ordnance, April, 1891, ... Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, January 3, 1890; US receiving-ship ..."

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