admiral
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|commander}}{{lb|en|military|now|_|informal}} The [[commander]] of a [[naval]] [[squadron]] or [[fleet]], [[regardless]] of [[formal]] [[military rank|rank]]. {{defdate|1429}}<!--per OED-->
- {{senseid|en|highest}}{{lb|en|military}} The [[appointed]] [[commander]] of a [[navy]], [[regardless]] of [[formal]] [[title]]. {{defdate|1440}}
- {{senseid|en|rank}}{{lb|en|military rank}} A [[high]] [[military rank|rank]] in the [[Royal Navy|British]] and [[United States Navy|American Navies]], [[NATO]] [[grade]] [[OF-9]], [[equivalent]] [[rank]]s in [[other]] [[navies]], in [[coast guard]]s, [[etc.]]
- {{senseid|en|merchant}} The [[commander]] of a [[fishing]] or [[merchant fleet]], [[particularly]] {{lb|en|historical|Canadian}} a [[captain]] [[grant]]ed [[special]] [[privilege]]s [[in exchange for]] [[bring]]ing the [[first]] [[ship]] of a [[given]] [[fishing]] [[season]] to [[certain]] [[harbor]]s in [[Newfoundland]]. {{defdate|1589}}
- {{senseid|en|butterfly}} Any of [[several]] [[species]] of [[nymphalid]] [[butterflies]] of the [[genus|genera]] {{taxlink|Kaniska|genus}}, {{taxfmt|Limenitis|genus}} and {{taxfmt|Vanessa|genus}}. {{defdate|1799}}
- {{lb|en|conchology}} The [[shell]] of the {{taxlink|Conus ammiralis|species}}; the [[cone shell]]s of [[various]] [[other]] [[species]] [[display]]ing [[similarly]] [[intricate]] [[banding]]. {{defdate|1752}}
- {{senseid|en|ship}}{{lb|en|now|_|historical}} {{synonym of|en|flagship}}: an admiral's [[ship]] in a [[fleet]], the [[command]] or [[largest]] [[ship]] in a [[naval]] or [[commercial]] [[fleet]]. {{defdate|1557}}
- {{lb|en|now|_|historical|uncommon}} {{synonym of|en|emir}}, a [[Muslim]] [[commander]] or [[prince]]. {{defdate|c. 1275}}
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} Any of [[several]] [[varieties]] of [[pear]], the [[tree]]s which [[produce]] them. {{defdate|1693}}
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