vice-admiral

American  

[vahys-ad-mer-uhl] / ˈvaɪsˈæd mər əl /

noun

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

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vice admiral British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• vice-admiralty noun

Etymology

Origin of vice-admiral

First recorded in 1510–20

Example Sentences

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

The vice-admiral for the occasion was Major John Walley; the third in command, apparently, was a Major Thomas Savage.

From Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by LeSueur, William Dawson