vice admiral
nounDefinition of vice admiral
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a rear admiral and whose insignia is three stars
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His successor, Mike McConnell, was a vice admiral in the Navy and a former director of the National Security Agency. — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, "The Danger of John Ratcliffe," 30 July 2019 Willis Augustus Lee Lee, a native of Natlee, Kentucky, won seven medals at the 1920 Olympics on the USA Rifle Team before going on to become a vice admiral in the Navy. — Rana Cash, The Courier-Journal, "From Olympic gold to Super Bowl MVP, Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame's 2019 class shines," 13 June 2019 The presence of Japanese submarines in the South China Sea would be displeasing to China, said Yoji Koda, a retired vice admiral in Japan’s navy. — Chieko Tsuneoka And Peter Landers, WSJ, "Japan Challenges China With Submarine Exercise," 17 Sep. 2018 Raquel Bono, a vice admiral in the U.S. Navy and a Filipina American, will speak at the University of Texas, Austin. — Washington Post, "Amid #MeToo, more colleges host women as graduation speakers," 9 May 2018 McGrath also said having a likely three-star vice admiral at the fleet will improve coordination with NATO allies, particularly with Northern Europe and the United Kingdom. — Alex Horton, Washington Post, "The Navy is resurrecting a fleet to protect the East Coast and North Atlantic from Russia," 5 May 2018 The only one who agreed to an interview was W. Douglas Crowder, a retired vice admiral who led the 7th Fleet from 2006 to 2008. — Craig Whitlock, Anchorage Daily News, "Leaks, feasts and sex parties: How ‘Fat Leonard’ infiltrated the Navy’s floating headquarters in Asia," 1 Feb. 2018 Raquel Bono, a vice admiral in the United States Navy and a Filipina American, will speak at the University of Texas, Austin. — Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, "#MeToo movement brings a wave of female graduation speakers," 9 May 2018 Tom Barrett is a retired U.S. Coast Guard vice admiral, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation and president of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. — Tom Barrett, Anchorage Daily News, "Spill prevention and response capabilities are improving for Prince William Sound," 2 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vice admiral.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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