admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general or air chief marshal in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral.

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An admiral is one of the highest military ranks in many navies, equivalent to a general in the army or air chief marshal in the air force. This rank matters because it signifies top leadership authority over naval forces and operations.

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female form of label: almiranta
Commons category: Admirals
short name: adm.
male form of label: amiral

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Etymology
History
NATO code
Admiral insignia by country
National ranks
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==Etymology== The word in Middle English comes from Anglo-French , "commander", from Medieval Latin , . These evolved from the Arabic () – () (), "king, prince, chief, leader, nobleman, lord, a governor, commander, or person who rules over a number of people" and (), the Arabic definite article meaning "the." In Arabic, admiral is also represented as (), where al-Baḥr (البحر) means the sea.