# lieutenants

Pronunciation: US say "loo-TEN-uhnts" /l(j)uˈtɛnənts/; UK/AUS say "lef-TEN-uhnts" /lɛfˈtɛnənts/

## Noun

1. Plural of lieutenant. — plural of lieutenant
   - Simple: Plural of lieutenant. Use it for more than one officer of that rank.
   - _Three lieutenants were promoted to captain at the end of the year._
   - _The destroyer carried a dozen lieutenants and more than two hundred sailors._

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