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 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 In 1897, the British Parliament pressed George Goschen, first lord of the Admiralty, about the potential maritime threat posed by a deepening alliance of continental European powers. Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022 In honor of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, the British Royal Navy held a parade of vessels on 26 June 1897 for the Lords of the Admiralty, foreign ambassadors, and other dignitaries. IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2019

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“The Admiralty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Admiralty. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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