full admiral Meaning of "full admiral"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

Usage(s):

  1. He'd just been made a full admiral and he was standin' in a railway station wearin' his brand-new uniform.
  2. Congress refused to restore Sims's rank to full admiral after the war.
  3. Congress made George Dewey a full admiral, first since Porter.
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