wing commander

collocation in English

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wing
noun[C]
uk
/wɪŋ/us
/wɪŋ/
the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying, or one of the flat, horizontal structures that stick out from the side of an aircraft and support it when it ...
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commander
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈmɑːn.dər/us
/kəˈmæn.dɚ/
an officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officer of a particular rank in many countries' ...
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(Definition ofwingandcommanderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Awingcommandercommands a squadron.
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They did not know what awingcommanderwas.
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Its vicewingcommanderis.
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In the rank ofwingcommanderthere is a small number of over-bearings.
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He is a most experienced man and a pilot himself and awingcommander.
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So far, we have maintained a reasonable flow of promotion from squadron leader towingcommander.
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Seven squadron leaders were promoted to the substantive rank ofwingcommanderduring this period.
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I spoke to our air attache, who was a youngwingcommander.
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He need not be a pilot merely because he is awingcommander.
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Here he served as deputywingcommander.
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They were told that the prospects of promotion towingcommanderwere statistically 50–50, and actually greater than that.
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In 1938 awingcommanderwith two children, living in quarters, received, by way of net receipts, £705.
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It was not just a matter of the salary and allowances of awingcommander, but a full assessment.
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Awingcommandermust give 24 years' reckonable officer service to qualify for the standard retired pay for his rank.
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He was further promoted in 1938 towingcommander.
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He was promoted towingcommanderin 1950.
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It ranks abovewingcommanderand immediately below air commodore.
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The later editions of the pamphlet state the compulsory retiring ages namely, 53 for a squadron leader and 55 for awingcommander.
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I am quite confident that we shall find a way of maintaining a reasonable rate of promotion towingcommanderfor these officers.
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The airman alleges that because of the strength of his case he was told that the application would be passed immediately to thewingcommander.
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Their average age is thirty-eight years, and their ranks are, generally speaking, commander, major or lieutenant-colonel andwingcommander.
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