commodore

com·mo·dore  (km-dôr, -dr)

n.

1.

a. Abbr. Com. A commissioned rank formerly used in the U.S. Navy that was above captain and below rear admiral. Abolished in 1899, it was restored temporarily during World War II.

b. One who holds this rank.

2. Used as an unofficial designation for a captain in the British Navy temporarily in command of a fleet division or squadron.

3.

a. The senior captain of a naval squadron or merchant fleet.

b. The presiding officer of a yacht club.

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[Obsolete commandore, probably from Dutch komandeur, commander, from French commandeur, from Old French, from comander, to command; see command.]

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commodore [ˈkɒməˌdɔː]

n

1. (Military) Brit a naval rank junior to rear admiral and senior to captain

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the senior captain of a shipping line

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the officer in command of a convoy of merchant ships

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the senior flag office of a yacht or boat club

[probably from Dutch commandeur, from French, from Old French commander to command]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

commodore - a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy

Translations

commodore [ˈkɒmədɔːʳ] N → comodoro m

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commodore

n (Naut) → Flottillenadmiral m (= senior captain) → Kommodore m; (of yacht club) → Präsident m

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commodore [ˈkɒmədɔːʳ] n → commodoro

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commodore

n commodore [ˈkomədoː]

in the British navy, (of) the rank next above captain. kommodoor قائِد، عَميد بَحْري старши капитан komodor kommandør der Flottenadmiral αρχιπλοίαρχος comodoro kommodoor دریادار؛ ناخدای ارشد kommodori commodore קוֹמוֹדוֹר कप्तान, कमाडोर kapetan bojnog broda sorhajókapitány komodor sjóliðsforingi commodoro 准将 제독 komodoras komodors laksamana pertama commandeur kommandør dowódca związku taktycznego okrętów comodoro comandor коммодор komodor komodor komandant eskadrile kommendör พลเรือจัตวา albay 海軍准將 комодор; старший офіцер ескадри بحریہ کا ایک عہدہ đại tá hải quân 海军准将