What is another word for the Admiralty?

Pronunciation: [ðɪ ˈadməɹə͡lti] (IPA)

The Admiralty is a term commonly used to refer to the British Navy's operational headquarters. Additionally, it can also refer to the building in London that served as the headquarters for the Navy until 1964. However, there are other synonyms that can also be used in place of The Admiralty. For instance, it is sometimes called The Navy Board, which was the organization that managed the Navy in the 16th and 17th centuries. Another alternative is The War Office, which was responsible for overseeing the country's military operations until it was merged with The Admiralty to form the Ministry of Defence in 1964.

What are the hypernyms for The admiralty?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with The admiralty

  • Time passed by. I had furnished steam hammers to the principal foundries in England. I had sent them abroad, even to Russia. At length it became known to the Lords of the Admiralty that a new power in forging had been introduced.
    James Nasmyth
  • We are told by a Lord of the Admiralty who represents a Sheffield division that it is all over with the old Manchester school, and that we have got into new days. I do not belong to the Manchester school. I have nothing to say about the Manchester school except this—that I chanced to write the life of a very important leader of that school. and what did Mr. Cobden say upon this very point? He said:—"I am willing to spend a hundred millions on the fleet if necessary". The Radical party have never been the party who denied the great proposition that lies at the bottom of British politics—namely, that we must have absolute supremacy at sea.
    John Morley

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