Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ship of the line ensign

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: ship of the -line en-sign
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Junior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank of lieutenant junior grade.

Etymology

From ship of the line + ensign

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

ship of the line ensign first class ship of the line ensign second class

Questions

What does ship of the line ensign mean?: Junior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank of lieutenant junior grade.
Where does ship of the line ensign come from?: From ship of the line + ensign

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