vice admiral

noun

: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a rear admiral and whose insignia is three stars

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These were bequeathed to her nephew Erik af Klint, a vice admiral in the Swedish Navy. Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 Donegan, the retired vice admiral, praised that strategy during a recent call hosted by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America. Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 The vice admiral announced on Wednesday that the Orion operation was conducted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 14. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024 His father, Henry Kitson, was a vice admiral in the British Navy; his mother, Marjorie (de Pass) Kitson, was the daughter of a wealthy sugar and coffee importer. Clay Risen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vice admiral

Word History

Etymology

Middle French visamiral, from vis- vice- + amiral admiral

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vice admiral was in the 15th century

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“Vice admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20admiral. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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vice admiral

noun
: a naval commissioned officer with a rank just below that of admiral

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