- four-star general
- ,four-star `general noun count AMERICANan officer with a very high rank in the U.S. Army or Air Force
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four-star general — UK US noun [countable] [singular four star general plural four star generals] american an officer with a very high rank in the US Army or Air Force Thesaurus: officers in the armed forceshyponym … Useful english dictionary
four-star general — n AmE a ↑general of a high rank in the US army … Dictionary of contemporary English
four-star general — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms four star general : singular four star general plural four star generals American an officer with a very high rank in the US Army or Air Force … English dictionary
four-star general — noun (C) AmE a general 2 of a high rank in the US army … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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List of United States Army four-star generals — This is a complete list of four star generals in the United States Army. The rank of general (or full general , or four star general ) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Army. It ranks above lieutenant general ( three star… … Wikipedia
