midshipman mid·ship·man n

midshipman mid·ship·man n
['mɪdˌʃɪpmən]
-men pl aspirante guardiamarina m inv

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  • Midshipman — Mid ship man, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter deck and those of the forecastle, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • midshipman — Mid ship man, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter deck and those of the forecastle, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • midshipman — mid|ship|man [ mıd,ʃıpmən ] (plural mid|ship|men [ mıd,ʃıpmən ] ) noun count 1. ) someone who is training to work in the navy 2. ) an officer of low rank in the British Navy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Midshipman — Mid|ship|man [...ʃipmən] der; s, ...men <aus gleichbed. engl. midshipman, nach der früher mittschiffs gelegenen Unterkunft>: a) in der brit. Marine unterster Rang eines Seeoffiziers; b) in der amerik. Marine Seeoffiziersanwärter …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • midshipman — mid|ship|man [ˈmıdʃıpmən] n plural midshipmen [ mən] someone who is training to become an officer in the British navy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • midshipman — mid·ship·man …   English syllables

  • midshipman — mid•ship•man [[t]ˈmɪdˌʃɪp mən, mɪdˈʃɪp [/t]] n. pl. men 1) mil a student, as at the U.S. Naval Academy, in training for commission as ensign in the Navy or second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Compare cadet 2) 2) brit. mil a) (often cap.) a… …   From formal English to slang

  • Cadet midshipman — Midshipman Mid ship man, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter deck and those of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cadet midshipman — Midshipman Mid ship man, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter deck and those of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Midshipman — Mịd|ship|man 〈[ ʃıpmæn] m.; s, men [ mən]; in England u. den USA〉 Seeoffiziersanwärter der Kriegsmarine [engl., „Seekadett“] * * * Mid|ship|man [ mɪdʃɪpmən], der; s, ...men [...mən; engl.]: engl. Bez. für Fähnrich zur See …   Universal-Lexikon

  • midshipman — ⇒MIDSHIPMAN, subst. masc. MAR. Aspirant ou cadet dans la marine militaire britannique et américaine. Ainsi, la fortune qui donne les grades dans l armée anglaise, est sans influence pour l avancement dans la marine. «Le moindre midshipman peut… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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