noun

admiral

admiral

The admiral commanded the entire fleet.

The admiral commanded the entire fleet.

She was promoted to the rank of admiral.

She was promoted to the rank of admiral.

((sb.)) is an admiral to state someone's rank He is a four-star admiral in the navy.

Synonyms: commander, fleet commander

From Arabic 'ʾamīr al-baḥr' (commander of the sea). It entered English via Old French and Latin.

It sounds like 'admire all' the ships in the fleet. The admiral is in charge of them all.

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