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• The admiral will be commissioning the new destroyer in a few minutes.From the entry commissioning
• Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.From the entry inactive
• For quotations using this term, see Citations:admirals.From the entry admirals
• Admiral Middlebrooks laid down his flag as a result of the humiliating defeat at the hands of France.From the entry lay down one's flag
• 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
• Admiral Hackett: You can pay a soldier to fire a gun.2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2. From the entry pay
• 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
• Admiral Koris: Our people have, during difficult periods, purchased pre-owned vessels from other cultures!2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Rayya. From the entry pre-owned
• Admiral Fitzwallace: A three hour patrol of the no-fly with the five-and-dime.2000, Aaron Sorkin, The West Wing, season 1, episode 22 “What Kind of Day Has It Been”. From the entry five-and-dime
• "How is it, comrades?" the admiral shouted through a bullhorn at each ship.1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 604. From the entry back
• 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
• Admiral Glassford needed more cruisers, more destroyers, more submarines for the sea defense of Java.1942 February 23, “Dutchman's Chance”, in TIME, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2008. From the entry United Nations
• Admiral Helfrich needed men & munitions, but especially aircraft and airmen.1942 February 23, “Dutchman's Chance”, in TIME, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2008. From the entry United Nations
• Admiral Lee's other two ships, coming up behind, take Yamato under fire with their forward guns as well.2021 May 5, Drachinifel, 37:11 from the start, in Battle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2022. From the entry overhaul
• Admiral Kurita has no identification charts for escort carriers, and so, assumes that the distant targets are fleet carriers.2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 12:25 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov…. From the entry commensurately
• “It is, Captain Gray,” a European Spaceforce admiral told him.2018, Ian Douglas, Bright Light, →ISBN. From the entry spaceforce
• That's like being admiral of the Swiss Navy.”2012, Howie Carr -, Hard Knocks. From the entry admiral of the Swiss Navy
• Admiral Blackburn found out and went ape.1984, Tom Clancy, “The Eleventh Day: Monday, 13 December”, in The Hunt for Red October, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, →ISBN…. From the entry go ape
• A coatful of wind is called an admiral.1930, Life - Volume 96, page 8. From the entry coatful
• Admiral Anderson: You did good, child.2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel (Priority: Earth). From the entry good
• Admiral Barbey arrived off Yingkow on November 2, and for several days there were conferences between American staff officers and two Soviet representatives.1946, George Moorad, Behind the Iron Curtain, Fireside Press, page 295. From the entry Yingkow
• The admiral is the first enlisted man to lead the Navy, and Navy aides are busy cultivating his image as a four-star officer with a common touch.1996 May 4, Eric Schmitt, “New Top Admiral to Push Wider Combat Role for Women”, in New York Times, retrieved 16 Oct 2013. From the entry common touch
• Had not these courageous sailors put up such a thoroughgoing battle, and had not the Japanese admiral commanding gotten cold feet, we would have been dealt a crushing defeat.1959 February, Robert F. Cocklin, “A Moral Pledge Fulfilled: LEYTE JUNE 1944–JANUARY 1945 (Volume XII of History of United States Naval…. From the entry cold feet
• 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

Meaning of admiral

1. noun The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank.
2. noun The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title.
3. 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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How do you use admiral in a sentence?

Admiral is used as a noun. For example: “The admiral will be commissioning the new destroyer in a few minutes.”

What is a short sentence with admiral?

“Admiral Anderson: You did good, child.”

What does admiral mean?

Admiral means the commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank.