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commodores

commodores is the plural of commodore.

Meaning of commodore

Noun

commodore (plural commodores)

  1. A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
    Synonyms:
    CDRE, COMO, Cmdre, Cmdre.
  2. A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  3. The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
  4. The president of a yacht club.
  5. A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
  6. (US) A rear admiral (lower half).

See all 9 meanings of commodore

Proper noun capitalized: Commodores

Commodores

  1. (plural) plural of Commodore

Phrases with commodores

Questions about commodores

What is commodores the plural of?
Commodores is the plural of commodore.
What part of speech is commodores?
Commodores is a proper noun.

Words near commodores in the dictionary

  1. commodityism
  2. commodo
  3. commodore
  4. commodore admiral
  5. commodore admirals
  6. commodores
  7. Commodorian
  8. Commodorians
  9. Commodus
  10. commognition
  11. commognitive

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