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

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