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petty officer first class

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
pet-ty of-fi-cer -first -class
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A warrant officer in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ranking above petty officer second class and below chief petty officer second class.

Canadian usage

noun

A non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking above petty officer second class and below chief petty officer.

American usage

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

petty officers first class (plural)

Phrases

petty officer

Frequently Paired Words

petty officer

Questions

What does petty officer first class mean?
A warrant officer in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, ranking above petty officer second class and below chief petty officer second class.

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