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fleet admiral

American  

noun

U.S. Navy.

  1. the highest ranking naval officer, ranking next above admiral.

fleet admiral British  

noun

  1. an officer holding the most senior commissioned rank in the US and certain other navies

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Etymology

Origin of fleet admiral

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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One of Thurman’s discoveries was his ambition was to be a Pacific fleet admiral, but he was blinded in one eye in an accident, which disqualified him for military service.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2018

He wore khaki shorts, and an open-necked shirt with the five stars of a fleet admiral on the points of his collar.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the British navy admirals are of four ranks—admiral of the fleet, admiral, vice-admiral, and rear-admiral.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

A coxswain is not interchangeable with a fleet admiral.

From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense

There must be something wrong with any fleet admiral who remained in his command after Zaspar Makann came to power.

From Space Viking by Piper, H. Beam

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