commodore

3 definitions found

commodore - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Commodore \Com"mo*dore`\, n. [Prob. a corruption of commander,
     or Sp. comendador a knight of a military order who holds a
     commandery; also a superior of a monastery, fr. LL.
     commendare to command. Cf. Commend, Command,
     Commander.]
     1. (U. S. Navy) 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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     2. (British Navy) A captain commanding a squadron, or a
        division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear
        admiral.
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     3. 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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     4. A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel
        of a squadron or fleet.
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commodore - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  commodore
      n 1: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and
           below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

commodore - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Commodore, PA
    Zip code(s): 15729