air vice-marshal

[ vahys-mahr-shuhl, vahys- ]

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

Origin of air vice-marshal

1
First recorded in 1915–20

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British Dictionary definitions for air vice-marshal

air vice-marshal

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

  2. a Royal Australian Air Force officer of the second highest rank

  1. a Royal New Zealand Air Force officer of the highest rank

  • Abbreviation: AVM

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