admiral

IPA: ˈædmɝʌɫ

(military, now informal) The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank.
(military) The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title.
(military) A high rank in the British and American Navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
The commander of a fishing or merchant fleet, particularly (historical, Canada) a captain granted special privileges in exchange for bringing the first ship of a given fishing season to certain harbors in Newfoundland.
(zoology) Any of several species of nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa.
(conchology) The shell of the Conus ammiralis; the cone shells of various other species displaying similarly intricate banding.
(now historical) Synonym of flagship: an admiral's ship in a fleet, the command or largest ship in a naval or commercial fleet.
(now historical, uncommon) Synonym of emir, a Muslim commander or prince.
(botany, obsolete) Any of several varieties of pear, the trees which produce them.
Alternative letter-case form of admiral in its various senses. [(military, now informal) The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank.]

Examples of "admiral" in Sentences

He is an admiral, do you understand, an _admiral_! "
The team, led by a four-star admiral, is on three days, off seven.
“Maybe what we need more than another admiral is another James Kirk.”
David made Saavik acutely uncomfortable when he referred to the admiral in such an angry, abusive tone.
In the Roman era Megabazus was called the admiral in chief of 480 B.C., which may be an echo of such a status.
Though the admiral was a perfectly nice and personable woman, she was not in the habit of casually dropping by to visit junior officers.
Fortunately, Rep Joe Sestak (D-PA), a retired admiral from the United States Navy, was there to defend the rights of Americans against the slander of Mr. DeLay, alleged human being.
What Winston Churchill once wrote about a certain German admiral seems apposite here: "He was like a cut flower in a vase; fair to see, yet bound to die, and to die very soon if the water was not constantly renewed."