fleet admiral
nounU.S. Navy.
the highest ranking naval officer, ranking next above admiral.
Origin of fleet admiral
1First recorded in 1945–50
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How to use fleet admiral in a sentence
A gray-haired fleet admiral looked up from papers on his desk.
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British Dictionary definitions for fleet admiral
fleet admiral
noun
an officer holding the most senior commissioned rank in the US and certain other navies
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