commodores

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noun
  1. 1

    A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.

  2. 2

    A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.

  3. 3

    The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.

  4. 4

    The president of a yacht club.

  5. 5

    A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.

  6. 6

    A commodore admiral.

  7. 7

    A rear admiral (lower half).

  8. 8

    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

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