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My guess is his service will be a temporary bridge to the next fleet admiral on the bridge.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
Woody Harrelson stars as Chester Nimitz, a fleet admiral in the U.S. Navy who led forces to victory during the most critical period of the war in the Pacific.
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Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2019
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First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above
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“Fleet admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleet%20admiral. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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fleet admiral
noun
: an admiral of the highest rank in the navy
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