the Admiralty

noun

: a government department formerly in charge of the British Navy

Examples of the Admiralty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After arriving in Sydney on the night of Friday, Oct. 18, and spending Saturday, Oct. 19 as a rest day at the Admiralty House, the royal couple kicked off their official engagements in the city on Sunday, Oct. 20. Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024 Other nearby attractions include hiking trails with ocean vistas, state parks like Fort Ebey and Fort Casey, and historic landmarks like the Admiralty Head Lighthouse. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024 That’s because, shortly before the disaster at Dieppe, but not in time to stop it, Haldane and his crew had been asked by the Admiralty to pivot and focus on a new, more specific goal. Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024 The first thing on their checklist, and the subject of today’s work, was an explicit request from the Admiralty. Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024 As per the Admiralty’s instructions, Cook next headed west. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 Now, in the winter of 1882, the Admiralty orders Day to go find him. Alida Becker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024 In 1746 the Admiralty convened a court-martial to determine who was telling the truth. Julia Flynn Siler, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023 The suspects’ main aim was to sway the Admiralty and the public. David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023

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“The Admiralty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Admiralty. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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