vice-admiral
noun
a naval officer next in rank below an admiral.
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vice admiralnouna commissioned officer of flag rank in certain navies, junior to an admiral and senior to a rear admiral
vice-admiral
American
[vahys-ad-mer-uhl]
/ ˈvaɪsˈæd mər əl /
noun
vice admiral
British
noun
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Etymology
Origin of vice-admiral
First recorded in 1510–20
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The current acting DNI, Joseph Maguire, is a retired vice-admiral and former head of the National Counterterrorism Center.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2020
Harward is a retired vice-admiral, Navy SEAL, and counterterrorism expert who—unlike most of the Trump team—has experience in policymaking, too.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 17, 2017
“Up until now, we have not found innocent people mixed up in these events,” said Manzanillo police chief Miguel Ángel García, a retired vice-admiral, repeating a refrain heard often in Mexico.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 28, 2016
Eventually, the panic over Crossroads prompted William Blandy, the vice-admiral in charge of orchestrating the tests, to release one of the more memorable official denials in modern history:
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 25, 2016
On another occasion the admiral and vice-admiral of the galleon fleet had orders to take him at all risks, which they should easily have done, as each of their vessels carried sixty guns.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury
Navy vice admiral and former commander of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
It was drummer Chris Frantz who enlisted Byrne to join one such band; bassist Tina Weymouth, Frantz’s girlfriend and the daughter of a decorated Navy vice admiral, played bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
The retired vice admiral attended the Navy Fighter Weapons School, known as Top Gun, and he holds the national record for carrier-arrested landings with over 2,000 mishap-free landings.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Robert L. Thomas, a former vice admiral who commanded the United States Navy’s Seventh Fleet in Japan, recalled a meeting with a Chinese admiral in 2015.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2021
For vice admiral under him a man of practical experience was ordinarily chosen.
From A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens
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