vice-admiral

[vahys-ad-mer-uhl]

noun

1. a naval officer next in rank below an admiral.

vice admiral

noun

1. a commissioned officer of flag rank in certain navies, junior to an admiral and senior to a rear admiral

Other Word Forms

• vice-admiralty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vice-admiral¹

First recorded in 1510–20

Example Sentences

But the former head of Irish Defence Forces, Vice-Admiral Mark Mellett, said that the movements could be part of a broader policy of "strategic ambiguity" that could be attempting to influence Iran to make concessions in talks over its nuclear programme.

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Vice-Admiral Mellet said he would expect to see the bombers on the island ahead of any operation targeting Iran and called their absence "a missing piece of the jigsaw".

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The chief of naval operations staff for the Colombian Navy, Vice-Admiral Orlando Enrique Grisales, said the three semi-submersibles they had stopped were all capable of sailing from Colombia to Australia without the need to refuel at sea.

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Vice-Admiral Doug Perry, one of the senior US military chiefs overseeing the exercise, says it's clear to him "the European continent's already at war".

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Two days later pro-Russian military bloggers reported that the commander of the Black Sea Fleet Admiral Viktor Sokolov had been replaced by Vice-Admiral Sergei Pinchuka.

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