flag rank

noun

1. naval rank above that of captain.

flag rank

noun

1. the rank of a flag officer

Word History and Origins

Origin of flag rank¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Braithwaite trained as a naval aviator, and after 21 years of military service, was the first of his class to earn a flag rank.

From Fox News

Consider the sheer number of officers awarded flag rank in Venezuela.

From Reuters

Chang was among the first naturalized Asian American naval officers to achieve flag rank in the U.S. military.

From Washington Post

In June 1874 he was appointed to the command of the “Monarch” in the Channel Fleet, from which he was relieved in March 1876 by his promotion to flag rank.

From Project Gutenberg

Naval Academy in 1985, colleagues sensed that Graf was on a fast track to flag rank.

From Time