noun
the rank of a flag officer
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑military rank, ↑military rating, ↑paygrade, ↑rating
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noun : any of the naval grades senior to that of captain — compare rank table
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naval rank above that of captain.
[1890-95]
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flag rank noun
The rank of a flag-officer
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Main Entry: ↑flag
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flag rank,
the rank of a naval officer above the grade of captain; a flag officer's rank.
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n. the rank attained by flag officers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.