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fleet admiral

fleet ad·mi·ral
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fleet ad-mer-uh l]
    • /flit ˈæd mər əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

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Synonyms 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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