field marshal

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noun

an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army.

Origin of field marshal

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby field marshal

field lark, field larkspur, field layer, field lens, field magnet, field marshal, field mint, field mouse, field officer, field of fire, field of force

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Example sentences from the Web for field marshal

The piece of money he gave me was pure gold, and two months after Field-marshal Keith took such a fancy to it that I gave it him.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
This was an ominous hint that he intended to decimate them, after the fashion of Field-Marshal Liposcak.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1|Henry Baerlein
It's rather like asking for a field-marshal's baton and a curveting charger—and getting instead a musket and place in the ranks.
The Tyranny of Weakness|Charles Neville Buck
The field-marshal stood wearily leaning against the wall at the side of a desk piled up with papers.
Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest Crosby

Well, they've made me a field-marshal: now what have you to say?
Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress|George Bernard Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for field marshal

field marshal

noun

an officer holding the highest rank in the British and certain other armies

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单词	field marshal
释义	field marshal SEE SYNONYMS FOR field marshal ON THESAURUS.COM noun an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army. Origin of field marshal First recorded in 1570–80 Words nearby field marshal field lark, field larkspur, field layer, field lens, field magnet, field marshal, field mint, field mouse, field officer, field of fire, field of force Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for field marshal The piece of money he gave me was pure gold, and two months after Field-marshal Keith took such a fancy to it that I gave it him. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt This was an ominous hint that he intended to decimate them, after the fashion of Field-Marshal Liposcak. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1\|Henry Baerlein It's rather like asking for a field-marshal's baton and a curveting charger—and getting instead a musket and place in the ranks. The Tyranny of Weakness\|Charles Neville Buck The field-marshal stood wearily leaning against the wall at the side of a desk piled up with papers. Captain Jinks, Hero\|Ernest Crosby Well, they've made me a field-marshal: now what have you to say? Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress\|George Bernard Shaw British Dictionary definitions for field marshal field marshal noun an officer holding the highest rank in the British and certain other armies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to field marshal marshal, general of the army
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field marshal

noun

Origin of field marshal

Words nearby field marshal

Example sentences from the Web for field marshal

British Dictionary definitions for field marshal

noun

Words related to field marshal