Associations to the word «Commodore»

Wiktionary

COMMODORE, noun. (military) (nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
COMMODORE, noun. (nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
COMMODORE, noun. (nautical) The president of a yacht club
COMMODORE, noun. (US) (military) (nautical) A commodore admiral
COMMODORE, noun. (US) (military) (nautical) A rear admiral (lower half)
COMMODORE ADMIRAL, noun. (US) (military) (nautical) (historical) a flag officer of a rank between a captain and a rear admiral, having a O7 NATO rank scale equivalency.
COMMODORE ADMIRALS, noun. Plural of commodore admiral

Dictionary definition

COMMODORE, noun. A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral.

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