commodore

Noun
  1. A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral;
    The lowest grade of admiral (synset 109964500)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy
    specific instances: commodore perry, oliver hazard perry, perry - United 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)

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