English > admiral: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | The supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral. |
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| Synonym | full admiral |
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| Instances | Bligh, William Bligh, Captain Bligh | British admiral |
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| Drake, Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake | English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) |
| Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, Admiral Nelson, Lord Nelson | English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) |
| Yamamoto, Isoroku Yamamoto | Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943) |
| Broader | flag officer | A senior naval officer above the rank of captain |
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| Spanish | almirante |
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| Catalan | almirall |
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