English > naval officer: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | An officer in the navy. |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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| Instances | Byrd, Richard E. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd | explorer and United States naval officer |
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| Decatur, Stephen Decatur | United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820) |
| Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey | A United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War |
| Farragut, David Glasgow Farragut | United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870) |
| Hull, Isaac Hull | United States naval officer who commanded the 'Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843) |
| Mahan, Alfred Thayer Mahan | United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914) |
| Nimitz, Chester Nimitz, Chester William Nimitz, Admiral Nimitz | United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966) |
| Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry | United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations / relations between United States and Japan |
| Rickover, Hyman Rickover, Hyman George Rickover | United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986) |
| Narrower | naval commander | naval officer in command of a fleet of warships |
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| Broader | military officer, officer | Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command |
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| Spanish | oficial de marina, oficial naval |
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| Catalan | oficial de marina, oficial naval |
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