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ship of the line ensign second class

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
ship of the -line en-sign sec-ond -class
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Most junior officer used in the navies of some Francophone countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.

Etymology

From ship of the line + ensign + second class

Inflected Forms

ship of the line ensigns second class (plural) ship-of-the-line ensign second class (alternative)

Questions

What does ship of the line ensign second class mean?
Most junior officer used in the navies of some Francophone countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.
Where does ship of the line ensign second class come from?
From ship of the line + ensign + second class

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