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admiral
[ ad-mer-uhl ]
noun
- the commander in chief of a fleet.
- a naval officer of the highest rank.
- a naval officer of a high rank: the grades in the U.S. Navy are fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, and rear admiral.
- Obsolete. the flagship of an admiral.
- British. a master who directs a fishing fleet.
- any of several often brightly colored butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, as Vanessa atalanta red admiral.
admiral
/ ˈæ»å³¾É™°ùÉ™±ô /
noun
- the supreme commander of a fleet or navy
- Also calledadmiral of the fleetfleet admiral a naval officer of the highest rank, equivalent to general of the army or field marshal
- a senior naval officer entitled to fly his own flag See also rear admiral vice admiral
- the master of a fishing fleet
- any of various nymphalid butterflies, esp the red admiral or white admiral
Derived Forms
- ˈ²¹»å³¾¾±°ù²¹±ôËŒ²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹»åm¾±Â·°ù²¹±ô·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of admiral1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of admiral1
Example Sentences
Four retirees from the top echelon of the U.S. military, including the admiral who led the raid on Osama bin Laden, have filed a brief that castigates the U.S.
These commenters were denounced at the time by New Zealand’s defence minister as “armchair admiralsâ€.
“Any general that was involved, any general, admiral, whatever, that was involved in any of the DEI/woke s— has got to go.â€
Francis provided investigators with detailed information on hundreds of sailors, from petty officers to admirals.
New Zealand’s defence minister has criticised "armchair admirals" for suggesting that a female captain’s gender was to blame for the sinking of one of the nation's naval ships.
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