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ad·mi·ral

(ăd′mər-əl)

1. The commander in chief of a fleet.

2. A flag officer.

a. A commissioned rank in the US 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 nymphalid butterflies of the genera Limenitis and Vanessa, especially V. atalanta, having black wings with red bands.

5. Archaic The ship carrying an admiral; flagship.

[Middle English amiral, admiral, Muslim military commander, emir, admiral, ultimately (partly via Old French amiral) from Medieval Latin admīrālis, alteration (influenced by admīrārī, to wonder at, admire) of amīrālis, ultimately (possibly via Medieval Greek ameras, amerad-) from Arabic 'amīr, commander; see ʔmr in Semitic roots + Latin -ālis, noun suffix. Alternatively, both Old French amiral and Medieval Latin amīrālis ultimately from Arabic 'amīr-al-'ālī, the high commander ('amīr + al, the + 'ālī, high; see ʕly in Semitic roots).]

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admiral

(ˈædmərəl)

1. (Military) the supreme commander of a fleet or navy

2. (Military) Also called: admiral of the fleet or 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. (Nautical Terms) chiefly Brit the master of a fishing fleet

5. (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]

ˈadmiralˌship n

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ad•mi•ral

(ˈæd mər əl)

n.

1. the commander in chief of a fleet.

2. (in the U.S. Navy)

a. a high-ranking officer, next above vice-admiral.

b. an officer of any of the four highest ranks: rear admiral, vice-admiral, admiral, and fleet admiral.

3. any of several brightly colored butterflies of the genera Vanessa and Basilarchia, as the red admiral, V. atalanta rubria.

4. Obs. the flagship of an admiral.

[1175–1225; Middle English, variant of amiral < Old French < Arabic amīr al commander of the amīr al-mu'minīn commander of the faithful]

ad′mi•ral•ship`, n.

admiral

- First used in English to mean "an emir or prince under the Sultan," coming from Arabic amir al, "commander of"; admiral was originally a sea lord due to the office of amir-al-bahr or amir-al-ma (Arabic), "ameer/emir of the sea."

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

admiral

[ˈædm/ərəl] n → ammiraglio

admiral

(ˈӕdmərəl) noun

(with capital in titles) the commander of a navy.

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The English fleet was soon recognized by the line of the ships, and by the color of their pennants; the one which had the princess on board and carried the admiral's flag preceded the others.

A pilot-boat, however, notwithstanding the wind and the sea, was getting ready to leave the harbor, for the purpose of placing itself at the admiral's disposal.

"But," exclaimed De Guiche, "look, De Wardes -- look, Manicamp -- look yonder, the princesses are looking at us from the poop of the admiral's vessel."

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Mr Shepherd was eloquent on the subject; pointing out all the circumstances of the Admiral's family, which made him peculiarly desirable as a tenant.

So far went his understanding; and his vanity supplied a little additional soothing, in the Admiral's situation in life, which was just high enough, and not too high.

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But we still hope to see you on our platform." She rose and moved about in her lounging masculine fashion from one picture to another, for the walls were thickly covered with reminiscences of the Admiral's voyages.

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But it is perfectly true that this tower has been burnt down two or three times; and the family can't be called lucky, for more than two, I think, of the Admiral's near kin have perished by shipwreck; and one at least, to my own knowledge, on practically the same spot where Sir Peter threw the Spaniard overboard."

But the alien colour culminated in the fact that, besides the butler, the Admiral's only servants were two negroes, somewhat quaintly clad in tight uniforms of yellow.

"Always some little thing to be done," he said with idiotic cheerfulness; "as George Herbert says: `Who sweeps an Admiral's garden in Cornwall as for Thy laws makes that and the action fine.' And now," he added, suddenly slinging the broom away, "Let's go and water the flowers."

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Put the will and the letter under one cover, and place them in the admiral's possession, with your written directions to him to break the seal on the day of your death.

Lecount's persuasion were required to induce him to write t he admiral's address for the second time.

Because his wife might follow him, if he went to the admiral's? Well, there was something in that.

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