COMMODORE

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.

2.
n.

A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral.

3.
n.

A title given courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club.

4.
n.

A familiar for the flagchip, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.


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