OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8400

admiral

/ˈædməɹəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
almirante
The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title.
almirante
A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
... from my experience in Ours as well as from my former intimacy with many Officers of Note in the British Navy, I am convinced that the Parity of Rank between Sea & land or Marin…
He has appealed to the navies of Europe to prove, that we ought to have Admirals; then, of course he is willing, or at least ought to be so, to let their rules govern in promoting…