rear admiral junior grade

noun

One-star military rank sometimes used in place of rear admiral (lower half) or commodore in some Anglophone navies.

Meanings

nounrear admiral junior grade (plural rear admirals junior grade)

plural rear admirals junior grade · alternative rear admiral (junior grade)

  1. governmentOne-star military rank sometimes used in place of rear admiral (lower half) or commodore in some Anglophone navies.

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