| English Dictionary |
P.O.
• P.O. (noun)
The noun P.O. has 1 sense:
1. a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
Familiarity information: P.O. used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
P.O.; petty officer; PO
Hypernyms ("P.O." is a kind of...):
enlisted officer; noncom; noncommissioned officer (a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "P.O."):
master-at-arms (the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship)
SCPO; senior chief petty officer (a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Don't sell eggs in the bottom of hens" (Breton proverb)
"I see I forget. I hear I remember. I do I understand." (Chinese proverb)
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained." (Corsican proverb)