admiral : Idioms & Phrases

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admiral byrd

  • noun explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
    Richard Evelyn Byrd; Byrd; Richard E. Byrd.
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admiral dewey

  • noun a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
    George Dewey; Dewey.
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admiral nelson

  • noun English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
    Lord Nelson; Viscount Nelson; Nelson; Horatio Nelson.
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admiral nimitz

  • noun United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)
    Chester William Nimitz; Chester Nimitz; Nimitz.
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Admiral shell

  • (Zoöl.), the popular name of an ornamental cone shell (Conus admiralis).
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five-star admiral

  • noun an admiral of the highest rank
    five-star admiral.
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fleet admiral

  • noun an admiral of the highest rank
    five-star admiral.
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full admiral

  • noun the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
    admiral.
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High admiral

  • the chief admiral.
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Lord High Admiral

  • a great officer of state, who (when this rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain.
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Rear admiral

  • noun an admiral junior to a vice admiral
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  • an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral, and above a commodore. See Admiral.
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Red admiral

  • noun of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
    Vanessa atalanta.
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  • (Zoöl.), a beautiful butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also Atlanta butterfly, and nettle butterfly.
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Scarlet admiral

  • (Zoöl.), the red admiral. See under Red. Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean (Phaseolus multiflorus) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner.
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Vice admiral

  • noun an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral
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  • . Cf. F. vice-amiral. (a) An officer holding rank next below an admiral. By the existing laws, the rank of admiral and vice admiral in the United States Navy will cease at the death of the present incumbents. (b) A civil officer, in Great Britain, appointed by the lords commissioners of the admiralty for exercising admiralty jurisdiction within their respective districts.
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war admiral

  • noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937
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white admiral

  • noun North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
    Limenitis arthemis; banded purple.
  • noun Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
    Limenitis camilla.
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