Get to know Admiral better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Admiral meaning
- The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank.
- The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title.
- A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
Synonyms of Admiral
Using Admiral
- The main meaning on this page is: The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank. | The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title. | A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
- Useful related words include: full admiral, flag officer, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly.
- In the example corpus, admiral often appears in combinations such as: rear admiral, the admiral, grand admiral.
Context around Admiral
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Admiral
- In this selection, "admiral" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vice, fleet, rear, richardson, sir and nimitz stand out and add context to how "admiral" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1805 french admiral pierre charles and a rear admiral or vice. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "admiral" sits close to words such as archives, asleep and bolster, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with admiral
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Left to right: General MacArthur, President Roosevelt, Admiral Leahy, Admiral Nimitz. (11 words)
As they arrive in England, they see an admiral (based on Admiral Byng ) being shot for not killing enough of the enemy. (22 words)
Main operating forces are organized into fleets, each with its own headquarters, a commander (a Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral) and a Political Commisar. (24 words)
Function and organisation History Flag of the Lord High Admiral The office of Admiral of England (or Lord Admiral and later Lord High Admiral) was created around 1400 although there had already been Admirals of the Northern and Western Seas. (40 words)
Admiral's House Admiral's House The Casa del Almirante is a palatial house, adjacent to the Plaza San Martín in the Barrio del Pópulo, which was constructed in 1690 with the proceeds of the lucrative trade with the Americas. (40 words)
The invasion fleet was split into the Western Naval Task Force (under Admiral Alan G. Kirk) supporting the U.S. sectors and the Eastern Naval Task Force (under Admiral Sir Philip Vian) in the British and Canadian sectors. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Admiral Richardson took authority over the case from Admiral Bolivar a few days later; it passed to Admiral Gilday when Admiral Richardson retired in August.
A nuclear launch has been strongly denied by Secretary McNamara, Admiral Martin (now deceased), Admiral Geis (deceased), Admiral Moorer, and America’s skipper, Admiral David Engen (deceased) and others.
Function and organisation History Flag of the Lord High Admiral The office of Admiral of England (or Lord Admiral and later Lord High Admiral) was created around 1400 although there had already been Admirals of the Northern and Western Seas.
We rely on Admiral Faller, Admiral Schultz, Admiral Fears, and Master Chief Audette as the ones who are out there actually taking the risk, taking the dangers for the American people.
After the establishment of the rank of Fleet Admiral in 1944, the Department of the Navy specified that the rank of Fleet Admiral was to be junior to the rank of Admiral of the Navy.
A more than worthy adversary for Maverick and his trusty F-14, or the Super Hornet-flying Top Gun graduates assembled by Vice Admiral "Cyclone" Simpson and Rear Admiral "Warlock" Bates.
In 1994 he married Claudia Hill-Norton, whose father was Vice Admiral Sir Nicholas Hill-Norton and her grandfather Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Hill-Norton.
In October 1805, French Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve led a Combined French and Spanish fleet of 33 ships from the Spanish port of Cadiz to face Nelson and Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood.
A report in Quwa quotes Vice Admiral Ahmed Saeed and Rear Admiral Saleem Akhtar, both retired Pakistan Navy officials, discussing the acquisition of Hangor-class submarines from China.
Some of the most highly decorated former commanders, including General John Allen, Admiral Mike Mullen and Admiral William McRaven, have been among those to condemn Trump.
The invasion fleet was split into the Western Naval Task Force (under Admiral Alan G. Kirk) supporting the U.S. sectors and the Eastern Naval Task Force (under Admiral Sir Philip Vian) in the British and Canadian sectors.
Russia deployed several warships to the Mediterranean this summer, including the Admiral Grigorovich, Admiral Essen and Pytlivy frigates, along with landing ship Nikolai Filchenkov and the Vishny Volochek missile corvette.
Admiral Ozzel commands the Executor at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back, with command shifting to Admiral Piett later in the movie and through Return of the Jedi.
Admiral's House Admiral's House The Casa del Almirante is a palatial house, adjacent to the Plaza San Martín in the Barrio del Pópulo, which was constructed in 1690 with the proceeds of the lucrative trade with the Americas.
As they arrive in England, they see an admiral (based on Admiral Byng ) being shot for not killing enough of the enemy.
Beatty succeeded Admiral John Jellicoe as commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet and received promotion to the acting rank of admiral in December 1916.
By Act of Congress, approved December 14, 1944, the grade of Fleet Admiral — the highest grade in the Navy — was established and the next day President Franklin Roosevelt appointed Admiral Nimitz to that rank.
Left to right: General MacArthur, President Roosevelt, Admiral Leahy, Admiral Nimitz.
Main operating forces are organized into fleets, each with its own headquarters, a commander (a Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral) and a Political Commisar.
Pakistan army soldiers saluting Scouting leader and a new Scout exchange salutes Military salutes Admiral Jay L. Johnson and Admiral Vern Clark of the United States Navy salute each other during a change-of-command ceremony.
Common combinations with admiral
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: