Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The highest rank in the US Navy, equivalent to General of the Army.
- noun One who holds this rank.
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- proper noun nautical The highest-ranking officer in the
navy .
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Examples
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"What about Merhlin?" asked the Admiral of the Fleet.
The Silent Warrior Modesitt, L. E. 1987
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Galleys, or, as we should now say, Admiral of the Fleet.
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'Colonel is good, but rather papaish; Major is nosey; Admiral of the Fleet is scrumptious, but Marechal de France -- that is the best of all.'
Echoes of the War 1898
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I, for one, am a fecking Admiral of the Fleet, fighting on the front line in the class war and loving every minute of it.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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His Imperial Majesty Keil N'Troya Ryrce Bartoleme IV waited for the Admiral of the Fleet to continue.
The Silent Warrior Modesitt, L. E. 1987
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