commodore
pronunciation
How to pronounce commodore in British English:
UK [ˈkɒmədɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce commodore in American English:
US [ˈkɑmədɔ(r)]
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- Noun:
- a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
Word Origin
- commodore
- commodore: see command
- commodore (n.)
- 1690s, probably via Dutch kommandeur from French commandeur, from Old French comandeor (see commander). In U.S. Navy, above a captain, below a rear-admiral.
Example
- 1. In 1853 commodore matthew perry anchored off naha in his black ships and stayed until he had a treaty from the appalled okinawans .
- 2. In a recent article in the economic times , uday bhaskar , a retired commodore and leading strategic analyst , also criticized india 's weapons procurement policy .
- 3. Though some claim that the president is plucking up courage to remove the prime minister , commodore bainimarama is more likely eventually to usurp the position of the president .
- 4. Tokyo 's quake of 1855 came just after the arrival of commodore matthew perry and his " black ships " which forced japan to open to the world .
- 5. British royal navy commodore tim lowe , who commanded the gulf of aden operation for the u.s. 5th fleet up until may , noted that while other navies would send operations officers to multinational meetings to discuss how to fight pirates , china would dispatch a political officer who often lacked expertise .