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rear admiral (lower half)

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
rear ad-mi-ral (low-er half)
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a captain and junior to a rear admiral (upper half). A rear admiral (lower half) is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force brigadier general.

American usage

noun

A naval officer of equivalent grade or rank in the navy of other countries, such as commodore.

American usage

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

rear admirals (lower half) (plural)

Phrases

rear admiral rear commodore

Frequently Paired Words

rear admiral rear commodore

Synonyms

commodore admiral commodore RDML rear admiral junior grade

Questions

What does rear admiral (lower half) mean?
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a captain and junior to a rear admiral (upper half). A rear admiral (lower half) is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force brigadier general.

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