rear admiral
noun [C] (also Rear Admiral)Definition
› an officer of very high rank in the navy: Rear Admiral Hopper/Grace Hopper [as form of address] Yes, Rear Admiral.Ranks in the Navy
(Definition of rear admiral noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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