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FLAG OFFICER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A senior naval officer above the rank of captain
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flag officer" is a kind of...):
commissioned naval officer (a commissioned officer in the navy)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flag officer"):
admiral; full admiral (the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral)
five-star admiral; fleet admiral (an admiral of the highest rank)
rear admiral (an admiral junior to a vice admiral)
vice admiral (an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral)
