admiral of the fleet in English

noun
1
the highest rank of admiral in the Royal Navy.
In 1919, Beatty was appointed Admiral of the Fleet - a post he held until 1927.

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1. President of the Colonies, Admiral of the Fleet, departing.

2. During the Crusade he served as admiral of the fleet.

3. In charge of our mission was Admiral of the Fleet Lütjens.

4. Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on 1 March 1974, he retired that month.

5. In 1811, he was appointed to the honorary position of Admiral of the Fleet.

6. We have four capital ships, so we need only four admirals and one Admiral of the Fleet.

7. Admiral is a higher rank than vice admiral, but is a lower rank than admiral of the fleet.

8. As admiral of the fleet, Pliny the Elder had ordered the ships of the Imperial Navy stationed at Misenum to cross the bay to assist evacuation attempts.

9. Not until July 26, 1988 did the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR reinstate Kuznetsov to his former rank of Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union.

10. The producers claim that the 52-episode programme will present a variety of Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil songs Befitting a smorgasbord of emotions.: It is a performance of restrained frustration and quiet despair, coupled with the type of calculated ruthlessness Befitting a killer.: The Navy gave the last sailor to fight in both world wars a funeral Befitting an Admiral of the Fleet.

11. Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies, and in many navies is the highest rank.In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral.In NATO, Admirals have a rank code of OF-9 as a four-star rank.