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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
admiral/ˈadmərəl/

▶noun the most senior commander of a fleet or navy.

■ (Admiral) a naval officer of the second most senior rank, above vice admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral.

– derivatives
admiralship noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. amiral, admirail, via med. L. from Arab. 'amīr ‘commander’.

'admiral' also found in these Oxford entries:

Adm. - Admiral of the Fleet - Beaufort scale - commodore - flag lieutenant - flag officer - flagship - Fleet Admiral - grog - hoist - Paul Jones - rear admiral - red admiral - VA - vice admiral - white admiral

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"Good Luck to Admiral the deck!"
Pain in the admiral
to shake hands with the admiral
Woolf decided to let War Admiral get back beside Seabiscuit

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