vice admirals

noun

plural of vice admiral
as in sea captains

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  1. admirals
  2. commanders
  3. skippers
  4. skips
  5. commanding officers
Noun
  • The move breaks with long-standing norms and follows Hegseth’s firings of top female admirals, raising new concerns about politicization and civilian interference in military leadership.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Overall, almost 60% of officers Hegseth has fired across the military have been women or Black; those groups account for less than 20% of generals and admirals.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Definition of admirals
Noun
  • FireSat will help incident commanders get better information more quickly, and, unlike fire-spotting aircraft, the satellites can linger over a fire for days or weeks and aren’t hampered by high winds or smoke.
    — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Compatibility with every Chinese carrier The J-15T’s compatibility with every Chinese carrier supports this goal by giving commanders greater flexibility during extended missions.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Definition of commanders
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  • Ludwig says many breakfast skippers end up overeating at night.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
  • In terms of skippers, our Frank Selee might rightly be considered more philosopher than a pugilist.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of skippers
Noun
  • The knob controls volume and can be clicked to pause and resume content (double- or triple-clicking skips and reverses songs, respectively).
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 23 June 2026
  • And the fact that her records are all bangers and no skips helps.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Definition of skips
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  • Fergie quickly learned that all commanding officers were White, and no Black troops could achieve a rank higher than sergeant.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • After giving his all during basic training and becoming one of the top trainees in boot camp, his commanding officers assigned him to the kitchen because of his emotional state.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Definition of commanding officers
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