admiral
ad·mi·ral (ad′mə rəl)
noun
- the commanding officer of a navy or fleet
- U.S. Navy
- an officer of the highest rank, ranking just above a vice admiral and having the insignia of four stars
- generally, any of the officers ranking above a captain, with admiral as part of the title of their rank
- Archaic a vessel carrying the admiral; flagship
- any of various large, colorful butterflies (genera Limenitis and Vanessa) with unusually small forelegs
Etymology: ME admirail, amirail < OFr admiral, amiral < Ar ʾamīral-ʿālī < ʾamīr, leader + ʿālī, high; sp. infl. by admirable
admiral
n.
Admirals include: fleet admiral, admiral of the fleet, vice-admiral, rear admiral.
Converse of object
- become: In 1811, William became admiral of the Fleet.
- see: John Hume had seen a red admiral in his garden in Newby, Scarborough on 2 November.
- make: This critical engagement in the Napoleonic wars made the admiral a national hero.
- have: Not since Howard of Effingham in 1588 had one British admiral commanded the entire fleet in wartime and borne such responsibility.
- include: There were butterflies, too, including the red admiral.
Adjective modifier
- Red: Red Admirals remain on the wing at several sites around the island.
- retired: Opinion among the directors seems equally divided, except for a retired Admiral who is undecided.
- red: Still the odd butterfly around; a red admiral with a chunk of wing missing; probably from a near miss with a bird.
- rear: Promoted to rear admiral of the Red in 1856 he continued with his scientific work.
- Dutch: The Dutch admiral on board ' De Reuter ' was in command of the force.
- famous: Discover what life was like in Nelson's Navy and meet the most famous admiral in the world.
Modifies a noun
- butterfly: White admiral butterflies can be seen feeding on the flowers of bramble.
- nurse: Admiral Nurses are clinical nurse specialists working in the field of Dementia care.
- west: Admiral West: You can see how poor I look.
- setting: Successfully complete Single Player mode on the Captain difficulty setting to unlock the Admiral difficulty setting.
- club: There are now 45 Admirals Clubs at 39 airports in the American Airlines system.
- insurance: Immigrants were affected admiral car insurance uk proxy measure million in premiums.
Noun used with modifier
- vise: He had been trained for the navy, and became a vise admiral in 1903 before having to resign to take the throne.
Preposition: in
- charge: The Admiral in charge was Lord William Her ( ?
Preposition: of
- fleet: Admiral of the first fleet to reach India from Europe, Da Gama sailed from Portugal on July 8 1497.
Dans ce pays-ci il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un amiral pour encourager les autres. In this country it is considered a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time, to encourage the others.
An admiral red, whose only notion, (A butterfly poised on a pigtailed ocean) Is of the peruked sea whose swell Breaks on the flowerless rocks of Hell.
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