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field marshal

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field marshal
n. Abbr. FM
An officer in some European armies, usually ranking just below the commander in chief.
field marshal
Noun
an officer holding the highest rank in certain armies
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Noun1.field marshalfield marshal - an officer holding the highest rank in the army
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
marshal, marshall - (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
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field marshal n → mariscal m
field marshal field n → maréchal m
field marshal field n → Feldmarschall m
field marshal n → feldmaresciallo
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Has he been degraded into a field marshal, or into a soldier?
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Colonel Delafield, or General--no, Field Marshal Delafield, is an officer that might teach"--as Miss Osgood spoke with short interruptions between her epithets, as if in search of proper terms, she dwelt a moment on the last word in such a manner as to give it a particular emphasis--Charlotte started, more perhaps from the manner than the expression, and turning her glowing face towards her friend, she cried involuntarily--
Imagination and Heart by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
These princes of the blood should range in rank from Lieutenant-General up to Field Marshal, and be gorgeously salaried and equipped and fed by the state.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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