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/vuys'mahr"sheuhl, vuys"-/, Brit.an air force officer of a rank comparable to an army major general.[1915-20]
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Air Vice-Marshal — (AVM) is an air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. [cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/structure/commissionedranks.cfm |title=Ranks and Badges of the Royal Air Force |accessdate= 2007 11 26… … Wikipedia
air vice-marshal — n a high rank in the British air force, or someone who has this rank … Dictionary of contemporary English
Air Vice-Marshal — Insigne de manche d un Air Vice Marshal Air Vice Marshal (AVM) ou Vice maréchal de l air est un grade de la Royal Air Force (RAF). Il existe également dans d autres forces aériennes, son rang est supérieur à Air Commodore et immédiatement… … Wikipédia en Français
air vice-marshal — noun : an officer of the British Royal Air Force equivalent in rank to a major general in the army * * * /vuys mahr sheuhl, vuys /, Brit. an air force officer of a rank comparable to an army major general. [1915 20] * * * air vice marshal noun A… … Useful english dictionary
air vice-marshal — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms air vice marshal : singular air vice marshal plural air vice marshals an officer of high rank in the British air force … English dictionary
Air Vice Marshal — noun the third most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force, ranking above Air Commodore and immediately below Air Marshal … Wiktionary
air vice-marshal — noun a high rank of RAF officer, above air commodore and below air marshal … English new terms dictionary
air vice-marshal — /ˌɛə vaɪs ˈmaʃəl/ (say .air vuys mahshuhl) noun 1. an officer in the Royal Australian Air Force or any of various other air forces, equivalent in rank to a major general in the army or rear admiral in the navy. 2. the rank …
air vice-marshal — noun Date: 1919 a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a major general in the army … New Collegiate Dictionary
air vice-marshal — noun (C) a high rank in the British Air Force, or someone who has this rank … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
