field marshal

n. Abbr. FM An officer in some European armies, usually ranking just below the commander in chief.

field marshal

n (Military) an officer holding the highest rank in the British and certain other armies

field′ mar`shal

n. an officer of the highest rank in the British army.

Thesaurus

Noun

field marshal - an officer holding the highest rank in the armyarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"marshal, marshall - (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank

Translations

Feldmarschallfeldmaresciallo

Field Marshal

(Russian, general-fel’dmarshal), the highest military rank in the ground forces. It was introduced for the first time in Germany in the 16th century. In Russia it was introduced in 1699. It corresponds to the rank of marshal in France and some other countries. In Russia there were 64 field marshals altogether, among them B. P. Sheremetev, P. S. Saltykov, P. A. Rumiantsev, M. I. Kutuzov, and D. A. Miliutin.

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field marshal

Related to field marshal: Field Marshal Rommel, Field Marshal Ayub Khan, Field Marshal Model

noun

Words related to field marshal

noun an officer holding the highest rank in the army

Related Words

armed forces
armed services
military
military machine
war machine
marshal
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