flag officer

noun

a naval officer above the rank of captain, as a fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, rear admiral, or commodore, who is entitled to display a flag indicating his or her rank.

(formerly) an officer in command of a fleet, squadron, or group of ships.

Origin of flag officer

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby flag officer

flagitious, Flagler, flag lieutenant, flagman, flag of convenience, flag officer, flag of truce, flagon, flag out, flagpole, flag rank

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Example sentences from the Web for flag officer

Accompanying him was Flag-Officer Foote with his fleet of seven gunboats, four of them ironclads.
The Civil War Through the Camera|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
The Bronx continued on her course indicated in the verbal order of the flag-officer.
Stand By The Union|Oliver Optic
With the flag-officer, who had seen Christy but once or twice, he was not likely to suspect that Corny was an impostor.
Stand By The Union|Oliver Optic
As he did so, Flag-officer Gordon called for three more cheers.
Dikes and Ditches|Oliver Optic

A small boat, however, awaited my arrival and I was soon on board with the flag-officer.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant

British Dictionary definitions for flag officer

flag officer

noun

an officer in certain navies of the rank of rear admiral or above and entitled to fly its flag

the head of a boat or yacht club

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单词	flag officer
释义	flag officer noun a naval officer above the rank of captain, as a fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, rear admiral, or commodore, who is entitled to display a flag indicating his or her rank. (formerly) an officer in command of a fleet, squadron, or group of ships. Origin of flag officer First recorded in 1655–65 Words nearby flag officer flagitious, Flagler, flag lieutenant, flagman, flag of convenience, flag officer, flag of truce, flagon, flag out, flagpole, flag rank Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flag officer Accompanying him was Flag-Officer Foote with his fleet of seven gunboats, four of them ironclads. The Civil War Through the Camera\|Henry W. (Henry William) Elson The Bronx continued on her course indicated in the verbal order of the flag-officer. Stand By The Union\|Oliver Optic With the flag-officer, who had seen Christy but once or twice, he was not likely to suspect that Corny was an impostor. Stand By The Union\|Oliver Optic As he did so, Flag-officer Gordon called for three more cheers. Dikes and Ditches\|Oliver Optic A small boat, however, awaited my arrival and I was soon on board with the flag-officer. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete\|Ulysses S. Grant British Dictionary definitions for flag officer flag officer noun an officer in certain navies of the rank of rear admiral or above and entitled to fly its flag the head of a boat or yacht club 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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