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- noun US, military, nautical A commissioned officer in the
United States Navy ,Coast Guard , NOAA Corps, orPHS Corps of a grade superior to acaptain and junior to arear admiral (upper half) . A rear admiral (lower half) is equal in grade or rank to anArmy , Marine Corps, or Air Forcebrigadier general . - noun US, military, nautical A naval officer of equivalent grade or rank in the
navy of other countries, such ascommodore .
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