aye aye, sir

== English == === Alternative forms === aye, aye, sir; aye-aye, sir aye, aye, Sir; aye-aye, Sir; aye aye, Sir === Pronunciation === === Phrase === aye aye, sir (idiomatic, nautical) The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy and US Navy ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order." ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ahoy – where one reply to this hail is aye aye aye-aye – a type of lemur