air commodore

American

noun

British.

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

air commodore British

noun

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

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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 • Oct. 17, 2025

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 • Jul. 14, 2023

“The imagery has been progressively captured by satellites passing over various areas,” John McGarry, air commodore of the Royal Australian Air Force, said on Thursday.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2014

A retired UK air commodore and several British lawyers were among those who worked on the project.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013

He shot down at least three planes, won both the Military Cross for valor and the Distinguished Flying Cross, toward war's end helped run Britain's Transport Group as an air commodore.

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