rear admiral (lower half) (English, noun)
expansion: rear admiral (lower half) (plural rear admirals (lower half))
Senses:
topics: government
military
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glosses: A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a captain and junior to a rear admiral (upper half). A rear admiral (lower half) is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force brigadier general.
tags: US
topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: A naval officer of equivalent grade or rank in the navy of other countries, such as commodore.
tags: US
Forms:
form: rear admirals (lower half)
tags: plural