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Midshipman

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Noun

1. midshipman

a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Midshipman

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noun plural -men or -mates
1. 
a probationary rank held by young naval officers under training, or an officer holding such a rank
2. 
any of several American toadfishes of the genus Porichthys, having small light-producing organs on the undersurface of their bodies

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Midshipman

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nounWord forms: plural ˈmidˌshipmen (ˈmɪdˌʃɪpmən ; midˈshipˌmən)
1. 
a student in training for the rank of ensign; specif., such a student at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis
2. 
a junior British naval officer ranking between naval cadet and sublieutenant

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Midshipman

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n.
1. Abbr. Midn. A student training to be a commissioned naval officer, especially a student at a naval academy.
2. Any of various toadfishes of the genus Porichthys found in coastal waters of the Americas, having several rows of light-producing organs along the sides of their bodies.

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