Plural of admiral

regular plural

The plural of admiral is admirals.

Forms of admiral

For quotations using this term, see Citations:admirals.From the entry admirals
Navy's side, both admirals were dead and only Helena and Fletcher stood any chance in further combat.2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 23:45 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived…. From the entry roll over
So stop dripping and "make it so", all those admirals can't be wrong!2012, I. H. Milburn, Falklands War - Get STUFT. From the entry drip
Having done so, its Pyrrhic victory put its officers in positions of admirals of the Swiss Navy.1952, Frontier - Volume 4, page 12. From the entry admiral of the Swiss Navy
The narrow seas around these isles, where British admirals keep watch and ward upon the marches of the Atlantic Ocean, are subject to the turbulent sway of the West Wind.1904–1906, Joseph Conrad, chapter XXV, in The Mirror of the Sea, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers…. From the entry watch and ward

noun The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank.
noun The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title.
noun A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.

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