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1. (n.) commodore
(formerly) a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ranking above a captain: replaced by rear admiral, lower half.
2. commodore
an officer in the British navy in temporary command of a squadron.
3. commodore
the senior captain when two or more ships of war are cruising in company.
4. commodore
(in the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine) the officer in command of a convoy.
5. commodore
the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels.
6. commodore
the head of a yacht or boat club.
Etymology: (1685–95; earlier commandore, perh. < D komandeur < F commandeurcommander)
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| Definition of 'Commodore' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) commodore
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
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| Definition of 'Commodore' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Commodore
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
2. (noun) Commodore
a captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral
3. (noun) Commodore
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
4. (noun) Commodore
a familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet
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Sense: in the British navy, (of) the rank next above captain.
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 Afrikaans: kommodoor |
 Arabic: قائِد، عَميد بَحْري |
 Bulgarian: старши капитан |
 Brazilian: comodoro |
 Czech: komodor |
 German: der Flottenadmiral |
 Danish: kommandør |
 Greek: αρχιπλοίαρχος |
 Spanish: comodoro |
 Estonian: kommodoor |
 Farsi: دریادار؛ ناخدای ارشد |
 Finnish: kommodori |
 French: commodore |
 Hebrew: קוֹמוֹדוֹר |
 Hindi: कप्तान, कमाडोर |
 Croatian: kapetan bojnog broda |
 Hungarian: sorhajókapitány |
 Indonesian: komodor |
 Icelandic: sjóliðsforingi |
 Italian: commodoro |
 Japanese: 准将 |
 Korean: 제독 |
 Lithuanian: komodoras |
 Latvian: komodors |
 Malay: laksamana pertama |
 Dutch: commandeur |
 Norwegian: kommandør |
 Polish: dowódca związku taktyczne |
 Persian: دریادار؛ ناخدای ارشد |
 Pashto: بحرى منصبدار چه له كپتان |
 Portuguese: comodoro |
 Romanian: comandor |
 Russian: коммодор |
 Slovak: komodor |
 Slovenian: komodor |
 Serbian: komandant eskadrile |
 Swedish: kommendör |
 Thai: พลเรือจัตวา |
 Turkish: albay |
 Taiwanese: 海軍準將 |
 Ukrainian: комодор; старший офіцер е |
 Urdu: بحریہ کا ایک عہدہ |
 Vietnamese: đại tá hải quân |
 Chinese: 海军准将 |
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