fleet admiral
fleet ad·mi·ral
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fleet ad-mer-uh l]
- /flit ˈæd mər əl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fleet ad-mer-uh l]
- /flit ˈæd mər əl/
Definitions of fleet admiral words
- noun fleet admiral the highest ranking naval officer, ranking next above admiral. 1
- noun fleet admiral an officer holding the most senior commissioned rank in the US and certain other navies 0
- noun fleet admiral an officer of the highest rank, a specially conferred one above that of admiral: the rank, created during WWII, has not been conferred since 0
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Origin of fleet admiral
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
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Parts of speech for Fleet admiral
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fleet admiral popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
fleet admiral usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fleet admiral
noun fleet admiral
- admiral of the fleet — an officer of the highest rank in the Royal Navy, equivalent to field marshal
- admiral — An admiral is a senior officer in a navy.
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