Another word for admiral

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admiral

commander of the fleet, commander in chief, naval officer, chief of naval operations, admiralty, office of the admiral; see also officer 3.

Admirals include: fleet admiral, admiral of the fleet, vice-admiral, rear admiral.

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The legend that the admiral was a Roman Catholic has no authority.
In that year he was promoted rear-admiral, and in 1775 vice-admiral.
His son and heir, another Sir John, admiral of the king's navy in the north, was a banneret who displayed his banner in the army that laid siege to Calais.
His eldest son Charles (1536-1624), lord admiral of England in 1585, sailed as commander in chief against the Spanish Armada, and, although giving due weight to the counsel of Drake and his other officers, showed himself a leader as prudent as courageous.
Sir William Howard of Lingfield, younger brother of the great admiral, carried on the Effingham line, his great-grandson succeeding to the barony on the extinction of the earldom.

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