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admiral [ˈædmərəl] n
1. (Military) the supreme commander of a fleet or navy 2. (Military) Also called admiral of the fleet fleet admiral a naval officer of the highest rank, equivalent to general of the army or field marshal 3. (Military) a senior naval officer entitled to fly his own flag See also rear admiral, vice admiral 4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Chiefly Brit the master of a fishing fleet 5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various nymphalid butterflies, esp the red admiral or white admiral [C13 amyral, from Old French amiral emir, and from Medieval Latin admīrālis (the spelling with d probably influenced by admīrābilis admirable); both from Arabic amīr emir, commander, esp in the phrase amīr-al commander of, as in amīr-al-bahr commander of the sea] admiralship n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations admiral n admiral [ˈӕdmərəl] (with capital in titles) the commander of a navy. admiraal أمِير البَحْر، أمِيرَال адмирал admirál admiral der Admiral ναύαρχος almirante (con mayúscula en títulos) admiral تیمسار؛ دریاسالار amiraali amiral/-ale אֲדְמִירָל ऐडमिरल, नौसेनापति admiral tengernagy laksamana flotaforingi ammiraglio 海軍大将 해군 제독 admirolas admirālis laksamana admiraal admiral admirał almirante amiral адмирал admirál admiral admiral amiral นาวิกโยธิน amiral 海軍上將 адмірал đô đốc 海军上将;舰队司令 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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