Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

admiral of the swiss navy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: ad-mi-ral of the swis-s -navy
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who appears important but is not.

Example Sentences

"When we sailed from San Francisco on the Snark I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water."
"When he came to the query, "What is your occupation?" the man of the cloth replied (facetiously, as he thought) , "Oh, I'm an admiral of the Swiss Navy.""
"Having done so, its Pyrrhic victory put its officers in positions of admirals of the Swiss Navy."
"Portmann started as a marine biologist (as he remarked, that was rather like being admiral of the Swiss navy), and moved on to studies in comparative zoology."
"“Here comes the Admiral of the Swiss Navy,” remarked the portly, red-faced one, who then proceeded to laugh uproariously at his own wit."
"He snorted. “President of the City Council? That's like being admiral of the Swiss Navy.”"

Etymology

From the fact that Switzerland is a landlocked country, so the Swiss Navy (although it does, in a sense, exist) is of little importance.

Inflected Forms

admirals of the Swiss Navy (plural)

Questions

What does admiral of the swiss navy mean?: One who appears important but is not.
Where does admiral of the swiss navy come from?: From the fact that Switzerland is a landlocked country, so the Swiss Navy (although it does, in a sense, exist) is of little importance.

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