Admiral
['ædm(ə)r(ə)l] or ['ædmərəl]
Definition
(noun.) any of several brightly colored butterflies.
(noun.) the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral.
Editor: Val--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
(n.) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
Editor: Stanton
Definition
n. the chief commander of a navy—the ancient English title of Lord High Admiral is now in abeyance his functions falling to the five Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty and the High Court of Admiralty: a naval officer of the highest rank. In the British navy admirals are distinguished into three classes—Ad′mirals Vice′-ad′mirals and Rear′-ad′mirals; the admiral carrying his colour at the main the vice-admiral at the fore and the rear-admiral at the mizzen mast-head. In former times each grade was subdivided into three sections known as admirals (or vice- or rear-admirals) of the Red of the White and of the Blue respectively: admiral-ship (Milton's ammiral) or flag-ship: the chief ship in a fleet of merchantmen.—ns. Ad′miralship the office of an admiral; Ad′miralty the board of commissioners for the administration of naval affairs: the building where these transact business.
Editor: Lois
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. That part of a war-ship which does the talking while the figure-head does the thinking.
Editor: Mary
Examples
- The Admiral, he believed, had interest. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Prince Dolgorouki and a Grand Admiral or two, whom we had seen yesterday at the reception, came on board also. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I assure you he is very detestable; the Admiral's lessons have quite spoiled him. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- That's right; and in London, of course, a house of your own: no longer with the Admiral. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Admiral Porter arrived on the evening of the 18th, having put in at Beaufort to get ammunition for the monitors. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Did Admiral Crawford apply? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- His nephew's introduction to Admiral Crawford might be of service. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- My recollection is that Admiral Porter was the first one to whom I mentioned it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But were you not an admiral once, Comrade Marty? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Admiral Porter proceeded with the preparation of the steamers for their hazardous passage of the enemy's batteries. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But the French Admiralty refused to sustain him, one old admiral saying, Thank God, France still fights her battles on the surface, not beneath it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- You are very sensible that Skyresh Bolgolam (_galbet_, or high-admiral) has been your mortal enemy, almost ever since your arrival. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- You can make your own arrangements with the admiral for his co-operation, and select your own line of approach. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mr. Crawford meant to be in town by his uncle's accustomary late dinner-hour, and William was invited to dine with him at the Admiral's. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- You chose to consult the Admiral before you made up your mind. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- In 1805 two fatal blows were struck at any hope he may have entertained of ultimate victory, by the British Admirals Calder and Nelson. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Your uncle, and his brother admirals, perhaps knew little of clergymen beyond the chaplains whom, good or bad, they were always wishing away. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Of various admirals I could tell you a great deal: of them and their flags, and the gradation of their pay, and their bickerings and jealousies. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Certainly, my home at my uncle's brought me acquainted with a circle of admirals. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It is no reflection on _you_; it is no more than what the greatest admirals have all experienced, more or less, in their time. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Among admirals, large enough; but, with an air of grandeur, we know very little of the inferior ranks. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Typist: Wanda