noun
an officer in the navy
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑military officer, ↑officer
• Hyponyms: ↑naval commander
• Instance Hyponyms:
↑Byrd, ↑Richard E. Byrd, ↑Richard Evelyn Byrd, ↑Admiral Byrd, ↑Decatur, ↑Stephen Decatur, ↑Dewey, ↑George Dewey, ↑Admiral Dewey, ↑Farragut, ↑David Glasgow Farragut, ↑Hull, ↑Isaac Hull, ↑Mahan, ↑Alfred Thayer Mahan, ↑Nimitz, ↑Chester Nimitz, ↑Chester William Nimitz, ↑Admiral Nimitz, ↑Perry, ↑Matthew Calbraith Perry, ↑Rickover, ↑Hyman Rickover, ↑Hyman George Rickover
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noun1. : an officer in a navy
2. : a customs official of the United States who handles manifests and entries, permits, clearances, and other documents
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naval officer noun
1. An officer in the navy
2. A custom-house officer of high rank (US)
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Main Entry: ↑naval
Useful english dictionary. 2012.