flag rank
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of flag rank
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Chang was among the first naturalized Asian American naval officers to achieve flag rank in the U.S. military.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2017
Naval Academy in 1985, colleagues sensed that Graf was on a fast track to flag rank.
From Time ● Mar. 11, 2010
Businesslike Admiral Souers, who has had more active duty than most Reservists, is one of the few men to achieve flag rank without going to sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
When his time came for flag rank he was made skipper of the old Nevada.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been serving as Howe's second captain just before his promotion to flag rank in 1795, and died as Commander-in-Chief at the Cape at the early age of fifty-one.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
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