COMMODORE
\kˈɒmədˌɔː], \kˈɒmədˌɔː], \k_ˈɒ_m_ə_d_ˌɔː]\
Definitions of COMMODORE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army.
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A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club.
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A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.
By Oddity Software
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In the United States, a retired naval officer ranking between a captain and a rear admiral; in Great Britain, the commander of a squadron.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The commander of a squadron or detachment of ships; by courtesy, the senior captain when two or more ships of war are cruising in company; a senior captain; the leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The commander of a squadron or detachment of ships; the senior captain of two or more ships of war cruising in company; the leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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