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ad·mi·ral  (dmr-l)

n.

1. The commander in chief of a fleet.

2. A flag officer.

3.

a. Abbr. ADM or Adm. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above vice admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet.

b. One who holds the rank of admiral, Admiral of the Fleet, rear admiral, or vice admiral.

4. Any of various brightly colored butterflies of the genera Limenitis and Vanessa.

5. Archaic The ship carrying an admiral; flagship.

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[Middle English amiral, admiral, from Old French and from Medieval Latin amrlis, admrlis, both from Arabic 'amr al- ..., commander of the ... : 'amr, commander; see mr in Semitic roots + al-, the.]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	admiral - the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral full admiral flag officer - a senior naval officer above the rank of captain
	2.	admiral - any of several brightly colored butterflies brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

Translations

admiral [ˈædmərəl] N → almirante mf

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admiral [ˈædmərəl] n (in the army, navy) → amiral m
Admiral Hodges → l'amiral Hodges

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admiral

n → Admiral(in) m(f); Admiral of the Fleet (Brit) → Großadmiral(in) m(f) ? red admiral

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admiral [ˈædm/ərəl] n → ammiraglio

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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