air commodore

American  

noun

British.

1. an air force officer of a rank comparable to an army brigadier general.

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air commodore British  

noun

1. a senior officer of the Royal Air Force and certain other air forces, of equivalent rank to brigadier in the Army

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Etymology

Origin of air commodore

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

He also lost a series of UK military titles including colonel of the Grenadier Guards, honorary air commodore of RAF Lossiemouth and colonel-in-chief of the Royal Irish Regiment.

From BBC

The aerial strikes, in coordination with attacks on the ground, led to the deaths of "several notorious bandit kingpins and scores of their foot soldiers," air force spokesperson Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame said.

From BBC

The helicopter crashed near Chukuba village in the Shiroro local government area of the state, air force spokesperson Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said.

From Reuters

The two pilots aboard survived after successfully ejecting from the aircraft, and no lives were lost or properties damaged around the crash site, air force spokesman air commodore Edward Gabkwe said in a statement.

From Reuters

Air Commodore John Lyle, commander of the RAF’s Air Mobility Force, told Reuters the mission during the Red Flag drills would simulate bringing the air forces into “an area where there has been an invasion by a hostile country.”

From Reuters