REAR ADMIRAL


Meaning of REAR ADMIRAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1589

: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard having either of two ranks:

a. : one who ranks above a captain — called also rear admiral (lower half)

b. : one who ranks above a rear admiral (lower half) and below a vice admiral — called also rear admiral (upper half)

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