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A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a captain and junior to a rear admiral (upper half). A rear admiral (lower half) is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force brigadier general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A naval officer of equivalent grade or rank in the navy of other countries, such as commodore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
kommodoor
— equivalent grade in other navies
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Bulgarian:
контраадмирал
(kontraadmiral)
— equivalent grade in other navies
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Finnish:
lippueamiraali
— equivalent grade in other navies
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Greek:
αρχιπλοίαρχος
(archiploíarchos)
— equivalent grade in other navies
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Italian:
commodoro
— equivalent grade in other navies
