NOUN | person | commodore | a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral |
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Sounds | kaa'mahdao.r | |
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Rhymes | abhor ... Zocor: 121 rhymes with aor... |
Meaning | A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral. | |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Instances | Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry | United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812 |
Broader | commissioned naval officer | A commissioned officer in the navy |
Spanish | comodoro | |
Catalan | comodor |
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