chief petty officer (English, noun)
expansion: chief petty officer (plural chief petty officers)
Senses:
glosses: A warrant officer belonging to one of the two classes of chief petty officer: chief petty officer first class and chief petty officer second class.
tags: Canada
Navy
glosses: A non-commissioned officer in the Royal Navy, ranking above petty officer and below warrant officer class 2.
tags: Navy
UK
glosses: A non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer.
tags: Navy
US
Forms:
form: chief petty officers
tags: plural