Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flag officer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
flag of-fi-cer
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above. Such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship.

noun

In addition to naval officers of Navy and the Coast Guard, a general officer in the Army, Marines, or Air Force with the rank of brigadier general or higher.

American usage; Informal

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

flag officers (plural)

Phrases

flag lieutenant flag rank general officer

Frequently Paired Words

flag lieutenant flag rank general officer

Questions

What does flag officer mean?
A naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above. Such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship.

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