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 • 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 Orion dropped supplies to the survivors including food, water and a radio, New Zealand Defence Force air commodore Darryn Webb said.

From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2018

“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

Churchill, who apparently realized how thoroughly the Russians were not amused by his "siren suit" at Moscow, wore the uniform of an R.A.F. air commodore, usually changed to dinner jacket at night.

From Time Magazine Archive