Lieut.
Americanabbreviation
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Example Sentences
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This is how I learned that I didn’t need to say “le lieutenant,” that French military slang shortened it to “le lieut’” just as it shortened “colonel” to “colo’” and called junior officers not “aspiring officers” but rather “l’aspi’.”
From Literature
Fl Lieut Stark told the coroner that he did not have a full memory of the actual moment he ejected from the aircraft.
From BBC
"I am satisfied that Jon would have known the practicalities of how to perform the ejection procedure and the action of pulling the ejector seat handle," Fl Lieut Stark said.
From BBC
Fl Lieut David Stark ejected to safety before the Hawk 1 jet crashed on the runway at RAF Valley, Anglesey.
From BBC
Fl Lieut Stark said the aircraft dated from the 1970s and didn't have the same safety measures of more modern aircraft, but pilots were aware of this.
From BBC
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