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• admiral — [ad′mə rəl] n. [ME admirail, amirail < OFr admiral, amiral < Ar ʾamīral ʿ ālī < ʾ amīr, leader + ʿālī, high; sp. infl. by ADMIRABLE] 1. the commanding officer of a navy or fleet 2. U.S. Navy a) an officer of the highest rank, ranking… …   English World dictionary

• flagship — (n.) 1670s, ship bearing an admiral s flag, from FLAG (Cf. flag) (n.) + SHIP (Cf. ship) (n.). Figurative use by 1933 …   Etymology dictionary

• flagship — ► NOUN 1) the ship in a fleet which carries the commanding admiral. 2) the best or most important thing owned or produced by an organization …   English terms dictionary

• Flagship — ) to fly a distinguishing flag.Used in this way, flagship is fundamentally a temporary designation; the flagship is wherever the admiral is flying his flag. However, admirals have always needed additional facilities; a meeting room large enough… …   Wikipedia

• Admiral Ackbar — Ackbar Star Wars character Admiral Ackbar as featured in Return of the Jedi (1983) Portrayed by Timothy M. Rose (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi …   Wikipedia

• admiral — admiralship, n. /ad meuhr euhl/, n. 1. the commander in chief of a fleet. 2. a naval officer of the highest rank. 3. a naval officer of a high rank: the grades in the U.S. Navy are fleet admiral, admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. 4. Obs.… …   Universalium

• Admiral Piett — SW Character bgcolor=#ccc fgcolor=#000 name=Firmus Piett position=Admiral of the Imperial Fleet species=Human gender=Male height=1.65 meters hair=Brown eyes= Brown vehicle=Executor weapon=Blaster planet=Axxila affiliation=Galactic Empire… …   Wikipedia

• admiral — ad•mi•ral [[t]ˈæd mər əl[/t]] n. 1) navig. the commander in chief of a fleet 2) mil (in the U.S. Navy) a) a high ranking officer, next above vice admiral b) an officer of any of the four highest ranks: rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral, and… …   From formal English to slang

• admiral — /ˈædmərəl / (say admuhruhl), /ˈædmrəl/ (say admruhl) noun 1. the commander in chief of a navy. 2. a naval officer of the highest rank. 3. a naval officer of high rank. The grades in the Royal Australian Navy are: admiral of the fleet, admiral,… …  

• Admiral Tianem — Infobox animanga character name = Admiral Tianem series = Mobile Suit Gundam caption = first = last = creator = voiced by = alias = age = born = death = nationality = Earth Federation relatives = divider = yes aux1 name = Allegiance aux1 =… …   Wikipedia

• admiral — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French amiral commander & Medieval Latin admiralis emir, admirallus admiral, from Arabic amīr al commander of the (as in amīr al baḥr commander of the sea) Date: 15th century 1. archaic the commander in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary