Definition of Admirel
Admiral, the chief commander of a fleet, of which there are in
Britain three grades—admirals, vice-admirals, and rear-admirals, the
first displaying his flag on the main mast, the second on the fore, and
the third on the mizzen.
- Wikipedia
Ad"mi*ral (&?;), n. [OE. amiral,
admiral, OF. amiral, ultimately fr. Ar. amīr-al-
bahr commander of the sea; Ar. amīr is commander,
al is the Ar. article, and amīr-al, heard in different
titles, was taken as one word. Early forms of the word show confusion with
L. admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said
to have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the
12th or 13th century. Cf. Ameer, Emir.] 1.
A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of
which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are
admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The
admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.
2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the
most considerable ship of a fleet.
Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing
down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all
his thunders roaring from his broadsides.
E. Everett.
3. (Zoöl.) A handsome butterfly
(Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on
nettles.
Admiral shell (Zoöl.), the popular
name of an ornamental cone shell (Conus admiralis).
Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who
(when this rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval
administration of Great Britain.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
ADMIRAL, n. That part of a war-ship which does the talking while the
figure-head does the thinking.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.
- The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
- (zoological) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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