How to pronounce “admiral”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (military, now informal) The commander of a naval squadron or fleet, regardless of formal rank. [1429]
• (military) The appointed commander of a navy, regardless of formal title. [1440]
• (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. [1589]
• Any of several species of nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa. [1799]
• (conchology) The shell of the Conus ammiralis; the cone shells of various other species displaying similarly intricate banding. [1752]
• (now historical) Synonym of flagship: an admiral's ship in a fleet, the command or largest ship in a naval or commercial fleet. [1557]
• (now historical, uncommon) Synonym of emir, a Muslim commander or prince. [c. 1275]
• (obsolete) Any of several varieties of pear, the trees which produce them. [1693]

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