rear admiral

  • 71admiral — ad•mi•ral [[t]ˈæd mər əl[/t]] n. 1) navig. the commander in chief of a fleet 2) mil (in the U.S. Navy) a) a high ranking officer, next above vice admiral b) an officer of any of the four highest ranks: rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral, and… …

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  • 72admiral — /ˈædmərəl / (say admuhruhl), /ˈædmrəl/ (say admruhl) noun 1. the commander in chief of a navy. 2. a naval officer of the highest rank. 3. a naval officer of high rank. The grades in the Royal Australian Navy are: admiral of the fleet, admiral,… …

  • 73admiral — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. commander of the fleet, commander in chief, naval officer, chief of naval operations, admiralty, office of the admiral; see also officer 3 . Admirals include: fleet admiral, admiral of the fleet, vice admiral, rear admiral …

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  • 74Admiral Watkins — Infobox animanga character name = Wolfgang Watkins series = Mobile Suit Gundam caption = first = last = creator = voiced by = alias = Wakkein, Watkein age = born = death = nationality = Earth Federation relatives = divider = yes aux1 name =… …

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  • 75admiral — An officer of the Navy of the highest rank, the typical command being the entire Navy or a fleet. See rear admiral; vice admiral …

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  • 76Rear Adm. — mil Rear Admiral …

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  • 77Admiral (Sweden) — Admiral (Amiral in Swedish) is a naval rank in Sweden. According to current practice only royalties and the Commander in Chief carry the title of Admiral in Sweden. Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals and Flotilla Admirals are addressed as Admirals in… …

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  • 78Admirāl [2] — Admirāl (v. arab. amîr, »Oberbefehlshaber«, mit lat. Anhängsel alis und Kreuzung des franz. amiral mit admirandus, einem ehrenden Beiwort für hochgestellte Personen im Mittelalter), Oberbefehlshaber zur See. Dieser Titel wurde durch die Mauren… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 79BEECHY, REAR-ADMIRAL —    born in London, son of the following; accompanied Franklin in 1818 and Parry in 1819 to the Arctic regions; commanded the Blossom in the third expedition of 1825 1828 to the same regions; published Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 80Ainsworth, Rear Admiral Walden — 1886–1960    Ainsworth held numerous commands in the Pacific but he is remembered for his part in the Battles of Kula Gulf and Kolombangara. Ainsworth was in command of a task force of three cruisers and five destroyers which was escorting the… …

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