vice admiral

vice ad·mi·ral

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vahys ad-mer-uh l]
- /vaɪs ˈæd mər əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vahys ad-mer-uh l]
- /vaɪs ˈæd mər əl/

Definitions of vice admiral words

noun vice admiral a naval officer next in rank below an admiral. 1
noun vice admiral a commissioned officer of flag rank in certain navies, junior to an admiral and senior to a rear admiral 0
noun vice admiral an officer ranking above a rear admiral and below an admiral 0
noun vice admiral (nautical) A naval rank between rear admiral and admiral. 0
noun vice 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. 0

See all 5 definitions of vice admiral

Information block about the term

Origin of vice admiral

First appearance:

before 1510

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1510-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Vice admiral

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Vice admiral

vice admiral popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

vice admiral usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer