The word "admiral" has come to be almost exclusively associated with the highest naval rank in most of the world's navies, equivalent to the army rank of general.

It is a curiosity of history that admiral, a word meaning "naval commander," ultimately has its source in Arabic, the language of a desert people who acquired their seafaring skills largely from the …

5 days ago · Admiral, the title and rank of a senior naval officer, often referred to as a flag officer, who commands a fleet or group of ships of a navy or who holds an important naval post on shore.

3 days ago · A Navy admiral commanding the U.S. military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary …

Admiral is a four-star flag officer in the U.S. Navy, equivalent to the rank of General in the other Armed Services. The rank of Admiral is temporary and generally used only in times of war.

Aug 30, 2025 · The term “admiral” refers to the most senior commissioned officers in the Navy, representing the pinnacle of naval command. It is not a single rank but a collective designation for …

an officer of the highest rank, ranking just above a vice admiral and having the insignia of four stars : see fleet admiral

admiral - First used in English to mean "an emir or prince under the Sultan," coming from Arabic amir al, "commander of"; admiral was originally a sea lord due to the office of amir-al-bahr or amir-al-ma …

/ ˈæd·mər·əl / Add to word list a naval officer of the highest rank (Definition of admiral from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Admiral definition: the commander in chief of a fleet.. See examples of ADMIRAL used in a sentence.