air vice-marshal

[vahys-mahr-shuh l, vahys-]

noun British.

an air force officer of a rank comparable to an army major general.

Origin of air vice-marshal

First recorded in 1915–20

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British Dictionary definitions for air vice-marshal

air vice-marshal

noun

a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a rear admiral in the Royal Navy

a Royal Australian Air Force officer of the second highest rank

a Royal New Zealand Air Force officer of the highest rank

Abbreviation: AVM

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