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rear admiral

noun

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

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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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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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