noun
- a naval officer ranking above a captain and below a rear admiral
- the senior captain of a shipping line or yacht club
Usage: nautical
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The commodore inspected the fleet before departure.
- She was promoted to commodore after twenty years of service.
- The yacht club elected a new commodore for the sailing season.
- Commodore Johnson led the naval squadron through the strait.
- The shipping company’s commodore oversaw all maritime operations.
- He served as commodore of the merchant marine fleet.