HyperDic: commodore_perry

English > 1 sense of the expression Commodore Perry:
NOUNperson Commodore Perry, Perry, Oliver Hazard PerryUnited States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812
English > Commodore Perry: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819).
SynonymsPerry, Oliver Hazard Perry
Instance ofcommodoreA commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral
CatalanPerry

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