vice admiral

English

Alternative forms

Vice Admiral

Noun

vice admiral (plural vice admirals)

(nautical) A person holding a naval rank between rear admiral and admiral.
A flag officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, or Public Health Service Commissioned Corps having a grade superior to rear admiral (upper half) and junior to admiral. A vice admiral is equal in grade or rank to a lieutenant general, which is indicated by a 3-star insignia.

Translations

rank between rear admiral and admiral

Czech: viceadmirál (cs) m
Esperanto: vicadmiralo
Estonian: viitseadmiral
Finnish: vara-amiraali (fi)
French: vice-amiral (fr) m
Greek: αντιναύαρχος (el) (antinávarchos)

Ido: viceadmiralo (io)
Romanian: viceamiral (ro) m
Russian: ви́це-адмира́л (ru) m (více-admirál)
Spanish: vicealmirante m
Swedish: viceamiral c

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