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ADMIRAL
admiral
(noun) any of several brightly colored butterflies
admiral, full admiral
(noun) the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Admiral (uncountable)
(military) A naval officer title
Anagrams
• amildar
Etymology
Noun
admiral (plural admirals)
A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four-star general.
The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
(obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska and Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.
Anagrams
• amildar
Source: Wiktionary
Ad"mi*ral, n. Etym: [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral, ultimately fr. Ar. amir-al-bahr commander of the sea; Ar. amir is commander, al is the Ar. article, and amir-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L. admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. Ameer, Emir.]
1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.
2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet. Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides. E. Everett.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles. Admiral shell (Zoöl.), the popular name of an ornamental cone shell (Conus admiralis). Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who (when this rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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