commodore
Navy. a grade of flag officer next in rank below a rear admiral.
British Navy. an officer in temporary command of a squadron, sometimes over a captain on the same ship.
Navy. the senior captain when two or more ships of war are cruising in company.
(in the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine) the officer in command of a convoy.
the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels.
the president or head of a yacht club or boat club.
Origin of commodore
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How to use commodore in a sentence
Aaron's brother Jordan quarterbacks for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Aaron Rodgers: the NFL’s Best Quarterback of All Time | Allen Barra | January 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTCommodores of other nations receive only eleven guns by way of salute.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I | Karl Ritter von ScherzerAs he gave Mrs. Dan his arm he saw Mrs. Clarence exchange glances with the commodores good lady.
Nothing But the Truth | Frederic S. IshamAt the moment she seemed fairly to radiate broad-mindedness and again Bob felt gladon the commodores account.
Nothing But the Truth | Frederic S. IshamStill the work was to be done, and the English and French commodores were not men to be beaten by a difficulty.
The Three Lieutenants | W.H.G. Kingston
Our commodores had no small difficulty in conforming to the date of their convoy's arrival at a rendezvous.
Merchantmen-at-Arms | David W. Bone
British Dictionary definitions for commodore
/ (ˈkɒməˌdɔː) /
British a naval rank junior to rear admiral and senior to captain
the senior captain of a shipping line
the officer in command of a convoy of merchant ships
the senior flag office of a yacht or boat club
Origin of commodore
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