flag lieutenant
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He was aide and flag lieutenant in Battleship Force One when Washington called him ashore, gave him a job in the Naval Overseas Transportation Service.
From Time Magazine Archive
Admiral Thomas Timworth, seated at his desk, and with his flag lieutenant standing by, greeted his callers with exceeding briskness.
From Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
Commodore Buchanan was badly hurt, and the flag lieutenant, Minor.
From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary
The flag lieutenant is the personal aide of the fleet commander.
From Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
James was sent down in the Protector, with the Revenge and Guardian, with Sir William Hewitt, Watson's flag lieutenant, to reconnoitre and take soundings.
From The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago by Biddulph, J. (John)
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