ADMIRAL
NOUNS
► ADMIRALESS the wife of an admiral → 1611 obs.
► ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE an admiral hoisting a flag on a blue ground and commanding the rear → 1922 (Bk.)
► ADMIRAL OF THE RED an admiral hoisting a flag on a red ground and commanding in the centre → 1922 (Bk.)
► AMBROL an admiral → 19C Eng. naval sl.
► GENERAL an admiral; a commander of naval forces → 1578 obs., nautical usage
► GENERAL AT SEA an admiral; a commander of naval forces → 1660 obs., nautical usage
► GENERAL AT THE SEA an admiral; a commander of naval forces → 1600 obs., nautical usage
► GENERAL OF THE SEA an admiral; a commander of naval forces → 1717 obs. nautical usage
► NAVARCH an admiral; the commander of a fleet → 1828 ancient Greece usage
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