Definitions for rear-admiral

rear-admiral rear admiral

Rear-Admiral is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.

You can make 387 anagrams from letters in rear-admiral (-aaadeilmrrr).

Definitions for rear-admiral

noun

  1. U.S. Navy, Coast Guard. a commissioned officer next in rank below a vice-admiral.

Origin of rear-admiral

First recorded in 1580-90

Examples for rear-admiral

The captain was John Willett Payn, afterward a rear admiral.

Joshua Compston was a posh boy, his father a high-court judge, his grandfather a rear admiral.

As a result, Russia needed naval commanders and Jones was given the rank of rear admiral and sent to fight the Turks.

It will position just off the eastern coast of Samar island, according to rear admiral Mark Montgomery.

He reached for the signal rockets he had brought at the rear admiral's order.

From 1981 to 2009, the current rear admiral worked at the Marcilio Dias Hospital where she reached the post of Deputy Director.

In 1898, the highest officer in the American navy was the rear admiral.

Cadet Faraday, you are requested to report to the rear admiral at once.

The rank of rear admiral is equal to that of major general in the army.

How would you like to be rear admiral of the naval forces of Honduras?

Word Value for rear-admiral
Scrable

4

Words with friends

4

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