Definition of Admiral

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Admiral

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.

The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.

A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.

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Admiral Quotations

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.
Voltaire

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.
Ambrose Bierce

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc.
C. Wright Mills

The main American naval forces were shifted to the Pacific region and an American admiral made a strong declaration to the effect that if war were to break out between Japan and the United States, the Japanese navy could be sunk in a matter of weeks.
Hideki Tojo

The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country.
Donald Rumsfeld

Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate.
Jack Adams

The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command.
William Falconer

Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.
Richard Widmark

Admiral Translations

admiral in Afrikaans is admiraal
admiral in Danish is admiral
admiral in Dutch is admiraal, vlootvoogd
admiral in French is amiral
admiral in German is Admiral {m}
admiral in Italian is ammiraglio
admiral in Portuguese is almirante
admiral in Spanish is almirante
admiral in Swedish is amiral

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