rear admiral

Noun

Meaning

an admiral junior to a vice admiral

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Alternative names

Rear-Admiral

Synonyms

RAdm lieutenant admiral commodore ensign admiralty boatswain captain skipper quartermaster commander mate flag officer warrant officer chief petty officer

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Antonyms

civilian citizen commoner pacifist ordinary citizen non-military person

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Hypernyms

flag officer

Examples

A former Director of Navy Accounts, Rear Admiral Tahir Yusuf, has permanently forfeited about N500 million to the Federal Government. Source: Internet

All but six of her crew of 1,032 officers and men, including Rear-Admiral Hood, were killed. citation Of the remaining British battlecruisers, only Princess Royal received heavy-calibre hits at this time (two convert by the battleship Markgraf). Source: Internet

Canadian Navy Rear Admiral calls out hateful comments as they replace ‘seaman’ Source: Internet

At the time of Nimitz's promotion to rear admiral, the United States Navy did not maintain a one-star rank ( Commodore ). Source: Internet

Bligh's promotion to rear admiral was held up until the end of Johnston's trial. Source: Internet

Also, 24 Captains were promoted to the Flag Rank of Commodore and 19 Commodores were promoted to the Flag Rank of Rear Admiral. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reapproximate reapproximation rear rear admiral junior grade rear admiral lower half rear areas