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fleet admirals

fleet admirals is the plural of fleet admiral.

Meaning of fleet admiral

Noun

fleet admiral (plural fleet admirals)

  1. (historical) The highest rank in the United States Navy, NATO grade OF-10, used only during World War II.
    • The last commissioned fleet admiral was William Halsey in 1945. The last to hold the rank was Chester Nimitz, who died 20 February 1966.
    Synonyms:
    admiral of the fleet, admiral of the navy

Questions about fleet admirals

What is fleet admirals the plural of?
Fleet admirals is the plural of fleet admiral.

Words near fleet admirals in the dictionary

  1. fleers
  2. flees
  3. fleest
  4. fleet
  5. fleet admiral
  6. fleet admirals
  7. fleet captain
  8. fleet captains
  9. fleet carrier
  10. fleet carriers
  11. fleet footed

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