rear admiral

noun

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard. a commissioned officer next in rank below a vice-admiral.

Origin of rear admiral

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby rear admiral

reapportionment, reappraisal, reappraise, rear, Rear Adm., rear admiral, Reardon, rear echelon, rear end, rear-ender, rearguard

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Example sentences from the Web for rear admiral

Two ships were therefore fitted out, and placed under the command of Rear-Admiral d'Entrecasteaux.
Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries|Edward Rowland
It is hardly the work for a gentleman born, and the grandson of a rear-admiral.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore
"I want one of the young gentlemen, sentry," said the rear-admiral.
The Two Admirals|J. Fenimore Cooper
D' y' mean to hint at conspiracy between a rear-admiral of the United States Navy and an enlisted man—a yeoman?
Wide Courses|James Brendan Connolly

He was made a Rear-Admiral, with a pension of $6,000 under retirement.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook

British Dictionary definitions for rear admiral

rear admiral

noun

an officer holding flag rank in any of certain navies, junior to a vice admiral

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单词	rear admiral
释义	rear admiral noun U.S. Navy, Coast Guard. a commissioned officer next in rank below a vice-admiral. Origin of rear admiral First recorded in 1580–90 Words nearby rear admiral reapportionment, reappraisal, reappraise, rear, Rear Adm., rear admiral, Reardon, rear echelon, rear end, rear-ender, rearguard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rear admiral Two ships were therefore fitted out, and placed under the command of Rear-Admiral d'Entrecasteaux. Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries\|Edward Rowland It is hardly the work for a gentleman born, and the grandson of a rear-admiral. Mary Anerley\|R. D. Blackmore "I want one of the young gentlemen, sentry," said the rear-admiral. The Two Admirals\|J. Fenimore Cooper D' y' mean to hint at conspiracy between a rear-admiral of the United States Navy and an enlisted man—a yeoman? Wide Courses\|James Brendan Connolly He was made a Rear-Admiral, with a pension of $6,000 under retirement. My Attainment of the Pole\|Frederick A. Cook British Dictionary definitions for rear admiral rear admiral noun an officer holding flag rank in any of certain navies, junior to a vice admiral Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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