flag lieutenant

noun

1. an admiral's ADC

Example Sentences

Somehow there was no conveyance in waiting, not even a rickshaw, so Maynebrace and his flag-lieutenant had to walk.

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And a little more work than when you were playing flag-lieutenant, eh?

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First came the Flag Lieutenant, followed shortly by the Admiral's legs.

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"It will be our turn presently," the Flag Lieutenant said, as he turned a sheaf of signals just passed up to him.

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Giving my arm a friendly squeeze in passing, he disappeared down the ladder, followed by his Flag Lieutenant.

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