wing commander

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noun

British. an officer in the Royal Air Force equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.

an officer of the U.S. Navy or Air Force who commands a wing.

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Origin of wing commander

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby wing commander

wing bolt, wing bow, wing case, wing chair, wing collar, wing commander, wing covert, wing dam, wing-ding, winge, winged

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How to use wing commander in a sentence

To borrow an old right-wing talking point, these people are angry no matter what we do.
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There is, however, a separate wing of AQAP designed to inspire their followers to conduct attacks against the West.
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Qasem Suleimani was appointed as commander of the force in 1997.
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“He was a brave field commander and an expert in intelligence, and in organizing popular and tribal forces,” said the eulogist.
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He sometimes surmised that it was because he was too outspokenly identified with the diminished liberal wing of the party.
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Done, says he, why let fifty of our men advance, and flank them on each wing.
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More soldiers crowded into the cave and Professor-Commander Krafft came in behind them.
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His idea was that there would be ample time later to order a concentration on either wing or on the centre.
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By the end of the campaign of 1796 he had proved that he was as great a chief of the staff as Bonaparte was a great commander.
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The commander of this fleet was an Englishman, according to the agreement between them.
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British Dictionary definitions for wing commander

wing commander

noun

an officer holding commissioned rank in certain air forces, such as the Royal Air Force: junior to a group captain and senior to a squadron leader

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