Vice admiral Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral
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Cf. F. vice-amiral .(a) An officer holding rank next below an admiral. By the existing laws, the rank of admiral and vice admiral in the United States Navy will cease at the death of the present incumbents.(b) A civil officer, in Great Britain, appointed by the lords commissioners of the admiralty for exercising admiralty jurisdiction within their respective districts.
