contre-amiral

French

Alternative forms

• contramiral (post-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁa.mi.ʁal/, /kɔ̃.tʁ‿a.mi.ʁal/

Noun

contre-amiral m (plural contre-amiraux, feminine contre-amirale)

1. (military, nautical) rear admiral

Synonyms

• CAm, cam (abbreviation)

Further reading

• “contre-amiral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.