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flag officer
noun
- a naval officer above the rank of captain, such as a fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, rear admiral, or commodore, who is entitled to display a flag indicating their rank.
- (formerly) an officer in command of a fleet, squadron, or group of ships.
flag officer
noun
- an officer in certain navies of the rank of rear admiral or above and entitled to fly its flag
- the head of a boat or yacht club
Word History and Origins
Origin of flag officer1
Example Sentences
Cecil Haney became a flag officer in 2005 when he was promoted to rear admiral and pinned on his first star.
On you, every reliance is placed; and I wish I could say as much for every flag-officer afloat.
"Let the flag-officer go first," added some of the students, dragging Paul to the head of the column.
With the flag-officer, who had seen Christy but once or twice, he was not likely to suspect that Corny was an impostor.
"The flag-officer has signalled for the Vernon to come alongside," interposed another seaman who had heard the question.
In the middle of the afternoon of the next day, Mr. Flint reported to the flag-officer off Pensacola Bay.
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