rear admiral

noun

1. U.S. Navy, Coast Guard. a commissioned officer next in rank below a vice-admiral.

rear admiral

noun

1. an officer holding flag rank in any of certain navies, junior to a vice admiral

Word History and Origins

Origin of rear admiral¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

In order to get anybody up to the captain, the rear admiral, to vice admiral, to full four-star admiral, it takes a concerted effort of mentorship, paying attention to who’s available, who’s on the bench.

From Freakonomics

As a result, Russia needed naval commanders and Jones was given the rank of rear admiral and sent to fight the Turks.

From The Daily Beast

Joshua Compston was a posh boy, his father a high-court judge, his grandfather a rear admiral.

From The Daily Beast

It will position just off the eastern coast of Samar island, according to Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery.

From The Daily Beast

From 1981 to 2009, the current Rear Admiral worked at the Marcilio Dias Hospital where she reached the post of Deputy Director.

From The Daily Beast

Dan Rather visits Guantánamo and interviews Rear Admiral David Thomas.

From The Daily Beast

Rear-Admiral Nicholson, in local naval command here, had ordered the Arno to fill up her boilers.

From Project Gutenberg

Jervis had also insisted upon his keeping the sword of the Spanish rear-admiral who fell on board the "San Josef."

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The rear-admiral regarded his friend intently, as if inviting him to proceed.

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At the end of the hour, the rear-admiral bethought him of retiring too.

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"I want one of the young gentlemen, sentry," said the rear-admiral.

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