Nimitz

noun

United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966)

• Syn: ↑Chester Nimitz, ↑Chester William Nimitz, ↑Admiral Nimitz

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval officer

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/nim"its/, n.

Chester William, 1885-1966, U.S. admiral.

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['nimits]

Chester William (1885 - 1966), U.S. naval officer. Chief of the Bureau of Navigation (1939 - 41), he became commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. A noted strategist, he introduced the practice of island hopping, which contributed to many victories. Nimitz accepted the Japanese surrender for the U.S. in 1945 aboard his flagship, the U.S.S. Missouri, and after World War II served as chief of naval operations 1945 - 47