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A flag officer in the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, or Public Health Service Commissioned Corps of a grade superior to a rear admiral (lower half) and junior to a vice admiral. A rear admiral (upper half) is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force major general. A rear admiral (upper half) wears a two star insignia on most uniforms and a gold stripe above a broad gold stripe on the sleeve of certain dress uniforms.
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.
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
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
skout admiraal
— equivalent grade in other navies
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Finnish:
kontra-amiraali
— equivalent grade in other navies
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Greek:
υποναύαρχος
(yponávarchos)
— equivalent grade in other navies
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Italian:
contrammiraglio
— equivalent grade in other navies
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Russian:
контр-адмира́л
(kontr-admirál)
— equivalent grade in other navies
