- petty officer
- noun Date: 1744 a subordinate officer in the navy or coast guard appointed from among the enlisted men — compare noncommissioned officer
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Petty Officer — est une catégorie de sous officiers de certaines marines militaires anglophones. Il peut se traduire par officier marinier mais correspond plus exactement au terme de «maître» des marines francophones. La marine canadienne utilise notamment le… … Wikipédia en Français
Petty officer — Petty Pet ty, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petty officer — petty officers N COUNT; N TITLE A petty officer is an officer of low rank in the navy. Petty officers are the backbone of a navy. ...Petty Officer Amy Gaskill … English dictionary
petty officer — n. U.S. Navy an enlisted person of any of the six grades of noncommissioned officers from petty officer third class up to master chief petty officer … English World dictionary
petty officer — n an officer of low rank in the Navy … Dictionary of contemporary English
petty officer — noun count an officer of low rank in the navy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Petty Officer — A Petty Officer is a noncommissioned officer or equivalent in many navies.CanadaThere are two Petty Officer ranks in the Canadian Navy. Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) ( Maître de deuxième classe or m2 in French) is equivalent to a Sergeant and… … Wikipedia
Petty Officer — Ein Petty Officer (PO) ist ein Dienstgrad in der Dienstgradgruppe der Unteroffiziere in den Seestreitkräften von englischsprachigen Ländern, am bekanntesten der US Navy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Royal Navy 2 United States Navy 2.1… … Deutsch Wikipedia
petty officer — A noncommissioned officer of the Navy, either petty officer first class, petty officer second class, or petty officer third class, the latter ranking immediately above seaman and petty officer first class immediately below chief petty officer.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
petty officer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms petty officer : singular petty officer plural petty officers an officer of low rank in the navy … English dictionary
petty officer — noun a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army • Syn: ↑PO, ↑P.O. • Hypernyms: ↑noncommissioned officer, ↑noncom, ↑enlisted officer • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
