vice admiral

Examples

• All

• The convoy was in fact a squadron of nine Spanish fire ships which erupted into flames as they drifted towards Vice Admiral Duff's vessels.

• And I showed the naval Vice Admiral my letters right there.

  Evan Carmichael

• Ms. Rondeau is a partner and consultant with the IBM Watson Group and is a retired vice admiral in the U.S. Navy.

  Academic text (2016)

• The other will be led by Vice Admiral Collingwood aboard HMS Royal Sovereign.

• At the Battle of Trafalgar, after Vice Admiral Nelson was shot on the quarter deck by a French sharpshooter, he was carried down to the Orlop.

• And so far, I haven't seen a demonstration of that capacity anywhere," says Roger Rufe, a retired vice admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard, who served as district commander in Alaska from 1992 to 1995.

  Academic text (2012)

• They ordered Vice Admiral Doveton Sturdy and the battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible to hunt down von Spie.

• The retired vice admiral was honored for his decades of service in the Navy.

• During the ceremony, the vice admiral addressed the audience about the importance of naval strategy.

• After years of hard work, she finally achieved the rank of vice admiral in the Navy.

Synonyms

N

naval officer

vsvice admiral

16 3.7

A person who commands ships or sailors in a navy

is a particular high rank rather than a general navy position

F

flag officer

vsvice admiral

• Specialized

3 8.5

A senior navy officer above captain who flies a flag to show command

is a specific rank within that senior group rather than the broad category

C

commissioned naval officer

vsvice admiral

• Specialized

6.4

An officer in the navy with official rank and authority given by the government

focuses on high rank position rather than holding a legal commission

How Senior

five-star admiral

• Formal

6.8

admiral

106 5.4

vice admiral

1 6.8

rear admiral

• Specialized

2 6.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology