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ADMIRAL NELSON
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• ADMIRAL NELSON (noun)
The noun ADMIRAL NELSON has 1 sense:
1. English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
Familiarity information: ADMIRAL NELSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Admiral Nelson; Horatio Nelson; Lord Nelson; Nelson; Viscount Nelson
Instance hypernyms:
admiral; full admiral (the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral)
Context examples
“Admiral Nelson was not long in finding a use for you, Troubridge,” said he.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Admiral Nelson can get his ships manned.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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