Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rear admiral

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: rear ad-mi-ral
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.

noun

A proctologist.

Humorous; Slang

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

rear admirals (plural)

Phrases

rear admiral junior grade

Synonyms

RADM

Questions

What does rear admiral mean?: A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.

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