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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
n
(Military) an officer holding the highest rank in the British and certain other 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
Translations
field marshal n → feldmaresciallo
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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