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Meaning of rear admiral | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.
  2. A proctologist.
    humorous, slang

Equivalents

Afrikaans skout admiraal
Català contraalmirall
Čeština kontradmirál
Deutsch Konteradmiral
Ελληνικά υποναύαρχος
Español contraalmirante
Suomi kontra-amiraali lippueamiraali
Français contre-amiral
Italiano contrammiraglio
Nederlands schout-bij-nacht
Română contraamiral
Русский контр-адмирал
Svenska konteramiral
Tiếng Việt đề đốc

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rear admiral (lower half) rear admiral (upper half) rear admiral junior grade rear double biceps rear echelon rear end

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