five-star admiral

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five-star admiral - an admiral of the highest rank

fleet admiral

flag officer - a senior naval officer above the rank of captain

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include the 43-storey Admiral Grandsuites; the five-star Admiral Hotel, a luxury boutique

Strong, Steady Anchor

Borneman discusses why, in his estimation, the only four men in the history of the United States Navy to achieve the rank of fleet admiral (five-star admiral) were great men, and how those great men came to be during the same period in history.

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It just so happened that those girls' grandpa was a five-star admiral. To me, he was a loving and doting grandpa.