Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Rear admiral   /rɪr ˈædmərəl/   Listen
Rear admiral

noun
1.
An admiral junior to a vice admiral.





WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar




"Rear admiral" Quotes from Famous Books



... between officers of the Army and Navy is as follows: General with admiral, lieutenant general with vice admiral, major general with rear admiral, brigadier general with commodore,[13] colonel with captain, lieutenant colonel with commander, major with lieutenant commander, captain with lieutenant, first lieutenant with lieutenant (junior grade), second lieutenant ...
— Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry • War Department


Words linked to "Rear admiral" :   flag officer


Copyright © 2025 Dictionary One.com