commodore
noun
a grade of flag officer next in rank below a rear admiral.
commodores
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pluralof commodore.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Members said they didn’t know if anyone had digitized the images of the commodores or of the club’s founders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
The reunion between American Magic and the New York Yacht Club came after the club changed commodores.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
The U.S. used the flag-raising tradition to indicate the rank of fleet commanders, squadron commanders and commodores, and added others during the Civil War.
From Time ● Oct. 13, 2017
No. 13 Montana Grizzlies Whether this is a fair fight depends on whether the commodores carry guns.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2012
“I would have never guessed,” Stockdale would say many years later, “that commodores in charge on the scene of action are sometimes not allowed to blow the whistle on a screwup.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
