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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard above captain and below vice admiral.
- noun One who holds this rank.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
admiral , 2.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun military, nautical a
naval officer below the rank ofvice admiral , originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation. - noun slang A
proctologist
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an admiral junior to a vice admiral
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