vice admiral

/ˌvaɪsˈædmɪɹəl/

noun

A person holding a naval rank between rear admiral and full admiral.

Meanings

nounvice admiral (plural vice admirals)

plural vice admirals · alternative vice-admiral

  1. nauticalA person holding a naval rank between rear admiral and full admiral.

    Synonyms: vadm, Vadm., VAdm., VADM., VADM, Vadm, VAdm, V.Adm.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person holding a naval rank between rear admiral and full admiral.

Translations

Afrikaans vise admiraal
  • vise admiraalrank between rear admiral and admiral
Czech viceadmirál
  • viceadmirálrank between rear admiral and admiral
Danish viceadmiral
  • viceadmiralrank between rear admiral and admiral
Esperanto vicadmiralo
  • vicadmiralorank between rear admiral and admiral
Estonian viitseadmiral
  • viitseadmiralrank between rear admiral and admiral
Finnish vara-amiraali
  • vara-amiraalirank between rear admiral and admiral
French vice-amiral, vice-amiral d'escadre
  • vice-amiralrank between rear admiral and admiral
  • vice-amiral d'escadrerank between rear admiral and admiral
German Vizeadmiral
  • Vizeadmiralrank between rear admiral and admiral
Greek αντιναύαρχος
  • αντιναύαρχος (antinávarchos)rank between rear admiral and admiral
Hebrew אַדְמִירָל מִשְׁנֵה, תַּת אַדְמִירָל
  • אַדְמִירָל מִשְׁנֵה (admiral mishne)rank between rear admiral and admiral
  • תַּת אַדְמִירָל (tat-admiral)rank between rear admiral and admiral
Portuguese vice-almirante
  • vice-almiranterank between rear admiral and admiral
Romanian viceamiral
  • viceamiralrank between rear admiral and admiral
Russian ви́це-адмира́л
  • ви́це-адмира́л (více-admirál)rank between rear admiral and admiral
Spanish vicealmirante
  • vicealmiranterank between rear admiral and admiral
Swedish viceamiral
  • viceamiralrank between rear admiral and admiral
Turkish koramiral
  • koramiralrank between rear admiral and admiral
Vietnamese phó đô đốc
  • phó đô đốcrank between rear admiral and admiral
Cite this entry
APA

vice admiral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vice%20admiral

MLA

“vice admiral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vice%20admiral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vice admiral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vice%20admiral.

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