first officer
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First officer — First First (f[ e]rst), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f[ o]rste, OHG. furist, G. f[ u]rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See {For}, {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.] 1. Preceding all others… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
first officer — n ↑first mate … Dictionary of contemporary English
first officer — noun count a FIRST MATE on a ship … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
first officer — ► NOUN 1) the first mate on a merchant ship. 2) the second in command to the captain on an aircraft … English terms dictionary
First officer — In commercial aviation, the first officer is the second pilot (sometimes referred to as the co pilot ) of an aircraft. The first officer is second in command of the aircraft, to the captain who is the legal commander. In the event of… … Wikipedia
first officer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms first officer : singular first officer plural first officers a first mate on a ship … English dictionary
first officer — noun 1. : a first mate in the merchant service 2. : copilot * * * ˌfirst ˈofficer [first officer] noun = ↑first mate … Useful english dictionary
First Officer — Der Erste Offizier (engl.: first officer, abgekürzt FO oder F/O) ist in der zivilen Luftfahrt der zweite Pilot (Copilot) an Bord eines Luftfahrzeuges und steht in der Kommandohierarchie direkt unter dem flugzeugführenden Piloten (Flugkapitän). In … Deutsch Wikipedia
first officer — first′ of′ficer n. navig. first mate … From formal English to slang
First Officer (civil aviation) — Widerøe First Officer at the controls during approach to the Sørkjosen Airport in a de Havilland Canada Dash 8 103 In commercial aviation, the first officer is the second pilot (sometimes referred to as the co pilot ) of an aircraft. The first… … Wikipedia
first officer — /fɜst ˈɒfəsə / (say ferst ofuhsuh) noun 1. → mate1 (def. 7). 2. (in an aircrew) the officer next in seniority to the captain …
