Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

field grade

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: field- -grade
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Each of the commissions which rank a (para)military officer below the (highest) class of general officers, but above other commissioned officers and NCOs.

Example Sentences

"In various armies, major is the lowest field grade, full colonel the highest field grade."

Inflected Forms

field grades (plural)

Questions

What does field grade mean?: Each of the commissions which rank a (para)military officer below the (highest) class of general officers, but above other commissioned officers and NCOs.

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