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Definition of Admiral Dewey
1. Noun. A United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Admiral Dewey
Literary usage of Admiral Dewey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Autobiography of George Dewey: Admiral of the Navy by George Dewey (1913)
"246 Commander BP Lamberton, Admiral Dewey's chief of staff 246 The US monitor
Monterey 272 Philippine commission, 1899 284 Admiral Dewey receiving ..."
2. The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses by Theodore Roosevelt (1902)
"In the second place, it must always be remembered that the power of using the
chance aright comes only to the Admiral Dewey ..."
3. The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1899)
"Doctor Talmage is at present pastor of a Church in Washington city, and his
popularity shows no signs of diminution. ON Admiral Dewey AND THE NAVY (By ..."
4. Orations, Addresses and Speeches of Chauncey M. Depew by Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1910)
"Admiral Dewey: One of the most charming functions I have ever had in my life has
fallen to my lot this beautiful morning, this Dewey Day. ..."
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