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Record 1 2007-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Ranks
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

A lieutenant-colonel in the Army or the Air Force or a commander in the Navy.

OBS

Ringers: Sailors' slang name in conjunction with a number to denote an officer (e.g. Three-ringer = Commander) from the rings of gold lace worn on the sleeve. By officers, the word used is "striper".

Key term(s)
  • three-ringer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grades militaires
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Façon familière de désigner un lieutenant-colonel ou un capitaine de frégate, qui porte trois galons sur la manche de la tenue militaire.

CONT

Le "trois galons" de la Marine [...]

Spanish

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