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U.S. Navy, Coast Guard. a commissioned officer next in rank below a vice-admiral.[1580-90]
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Rear admiral — Rear Rear, a. Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. [1913 Webster] {Rear admiral}, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral and above a commodore. See {Admiral}. {Rear front} (Mil.), the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rear Admiral — Rear Admirals N TITLE; N COUNT Rear Admiral is a rank in the navy. It is the rank below Vice Admiral. ...Rear Admiral Douglas Cap, commander of the USS America … English dictionary
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rear admiral — n a high rank in the navy … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Rear Admiral — Konteradmiral der Deutschen Marine Konteradmiral (englisch: Rear Admiral; französisch: contre amiral) ist eine Dienstgradbezeichnung für einen Flaggoffizier in der Marine. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
rear admiral — noun an admiral junior to a vice admiral • Hypernyms: ↑flag officer * * * noun, pl ⋯ als [count] : an officer of high rank in the navy * * * ˌrear ˈadmiral [rear admiral rear admirals] noun … Useful english dictionary
