commodore
commodore
Definition
com·mo·dore (käm′ə dôr′)
noun
- U.S. Navy
- Historical an officer ranking above a captain and below a rear admiral: the rank was abolished in 1899 but temporarily restored in WWII
- an officer, with the rank of captain, commanding two or more small ships, as destroyers
- the president of a yacht club
- the senior captain of a merchant fleet
Etymology: earlier commadore, commandore, prob. via Du kommandeur < Fr commandeur < OFr comandeor < comander: see command
commodore
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- German: A little longer, and we find Tamasese visited and addressed as king and majesty by a German commodore.
- first: The first commodore was Dr. Brennan with the owner of the property, Rear Admiral Ralph Fisher D.S.O. , accepting the position of President.
- former: Hugh, whose father is a former commodore at the Downs Sailing Club in Deal, is also focussed on his long term future.
Modifies a noun
- cabin: Do you have a waiting list for commodore cabins?
- cruise: To arrive one didn't book a. That twisted its a deck higher dolphins and signatures by commodore cruise.
Noun used with modifier
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