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Commodore

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Noun

1. commodore

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Commodore

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noun
1. British
a naval rank junior to rear admiral and senior to captain
2. 
the senior captain of a shipping line
3. 
the officer in command of a convoy of merchant ships
4. 
the senior flag office of a yacht or boat club

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Commodore

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noun
1.  Us Navy
a.  Obsolete
an officer ranking above a captain and below a rear admiral: the rank was abolished in 1899 but temporarily restored in WWII
b. 
an officer, with the rank of captain, commanding two or more small ships, as destroyers
2. 
the president of a yacht club
3. 
the senior captain of a merchant fleet

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Commodore

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n.
1.
a. A commissioned rank formerly used in the US Navy that was above captain and below rear admiral. Abolished in 1899, it was restored temporarily during World War II and in the early 1980s.
b. One who holds this rank.
c. Used as an honorary title for a captain in the US Navy in command of a fleet division or squadron.
2.
a. The senior captain of a naval squadron or merchant fleet.
b. The presiding officer of a yacht club.

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