supreme allied commander atlantic: commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council
commanding officer: an officer in command of a military unit
zinc: a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende