Sea Lord

noun

Any member of the British Board of Admiralty who is also a serving admiral in the navy.

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Meanings

nounSea Lord (plural Sea Lords)

plural Sea Lords

  1. UKhistoricalgovernmentAny member of the British Board of Admiralty who is also a serving admiral in the navy.

    The legend and sketch designs were submitted to the Board on 27th March 1916 and, after examining a model and the drawings, the Sea Lords generally favoured proposal 'B'; the extra weight involved being acceptable.

    1976, Alan Raven, John Roberts, British Battleships of World War Two: The Development and Technical History of the Royal Navy's Battleships and Battlecruisers from 1911 to 1946, page 63
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