Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - admiral
Admiral
admiral
n. 1 a the commander-in-chief of a country's navy. b a naval officer of high rank, the commander of a fleet or squadron. c (Admiral) an admiral of the second grade. 2 any of various butterflies (red admiral; white admiral). Phrases and idioms Admiral of the Fleet an admiral of the first grade. Fleet Admiral US = Admiral of the Fleet. Derivatives admiralship n. Etymology: ME f. OF a(d)mira(i)l etc. f. med.L a(d)miralis etc., f. Arab. ' amir commander (cf. AMIR), assoc. with ADMIRABLE
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French amiral commander & Medieval Latin ~is emir, ~lus ~, from Arabic amīr-alcommander of the (as in amīr-al-baḥr commander of the sea) Date: 15th century the commander in chief of a navy, 2. flag officer, a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice ~ and whose insignia is four stars, flagship, any of several brightly colored nymphalid butterflies ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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