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noun

an officer of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, having a rank equivalent to that of a warrant officer junior grade.

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“Barbarism,” said retired NYPD Officer Jim Smith on Thursday.
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But the cavalry officer melted imperceptibly out of her existence.
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They ran side by side across the yard to a roofed flight of steps that led to the printing-office.
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My one room,” replied that much injured gentleman, “was on the Coffee Room flight.
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That woman meant mischief, or she would never have dared to suggest that a British officer should throw in his lot with hers.
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