Admiral of the Red

noun

A senior rank of the Royal Navy, immediately outranked by the Admiral of the Fleet; abolished as a promotional rank in 1864.

Meanings

nounAdmiral of the Red (plural Admirals of the Red)

plural Admirals of the Red

  1. UKhistoricalA senior rank of the Royal Navy, immediately outranked by the Admiral of the Fleet; abolished as a promotional rank in 1864.
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