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commodore

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Navy, Water
com·mo·dore /ˈkɒmədɔː $ ˈkɑːmədɔːr/ noun [countable]  1. PMNa high rank in the navy, or someone who has this rank 海军准将2. TTWthe captain in charge of a group of ships that are carrying goods 商船队队长
Examples from the Corpus
commodoreThe following month he received a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force, soon afterwards being promoted air commodore.The navy's 52 admirals and commodores outnumber serviceable ships by a ratio of six to one.The commodore had made a virtually impossible decision.The commodore, of course, was right.
Origin commodore (1600-1700) Probably from Dutch commandeur commander, from French, from Old French comander; → COMMAND2
com·mo·dore nounChineseSyllable
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commodore
commodore /ˈkɒmədɔː $ ˈkɑːmədɔːr/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Probably from Dutch commandeur 'commander', from French, from Old French comander; command2
1. a high rank in the navy, or someone who has this rank
2. the captain in charge of a group of ships that are carrying goods


com·mo·doreBrE /ˈkɒmədɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːmədɔːr/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation Cdre) an officer of high rank in the navy 海军准将Commodore John Barry约翰 · 巴里海军准将