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air vice-marshal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
air vice--mar-shal
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rank in the Royal Air Force, between that of air commodore and air marshal, equivalent to an army major general.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of air vice-marshal (found when the term is used as a title).

Etymology

First attested in 1915–1920.

Origin

Inflected Forms

air vice-marshals (plural) air vice marshal (alternative) Air Vce Mshl (alternative, abbreviation) AVM (alternative, abbreviation)

Questions

What does air vice-marshal mean?
A rank in the Royal Air Force, between that of air commodore and air marshal, equivalent to an army major general.
Where does air vice-marshal come from?
First known use: First attested in 1915–1920.

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