Definizione monolingua

admiral

admiral (plural admirals)

1. A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a countrys naval forces.
2. A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
3. A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four star general.
4. The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
5. (obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
6. (zoological) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of Europe and America, especially a red admiral or white admiral.

Definizione dizionario admiral

	ammiraglio
	The highest military rank in most of the sea powers.

Altri significati:

The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.

A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four star general.

nymphalid butterflies of Europe and America

(zoological) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of Europe and America, especially a red admiral or white admiral.

(obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.

A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.

A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.

a naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet

(field) marshal

a naval officer of the highest rank

the ship which carries the admiral, the flagship