wing commander

noun

(RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain

• Hypernyms: ↑commanding officer, ↑commandant, ↑commander

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noun

: an officer (as in the British Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a lieutenant-colonel in the army

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1. Brit. an officer in the Royal Air Force equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.

2. an officer of the U.S. Navy or Air Force who commands a wing.

[1910-15]

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wing commander noun

A Royal Air Force officer of the rank below group captain, corresponding in rank to a naval commander or to a lieutenant-colonel

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Main Entry: ↑wing

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wing commander UK US noun [countable] [singular wing commander plural wing commanders]

an officer of high rank in the British air force

Thesaurus: officers in the air force_hyponym

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wing commander,

1. the commander of a wing.

2. a commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force or Royal Canadian Air Force, equivalent to a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force.

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noun, pl ⋯ -ers [count]

: a high-ranking officer in the British air force

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ˈwing commander [wing commander wing commanders] noun

an officer of high rank in the British ↑air force

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Wing Commander Brian Moore