English-Thai Dictionary
commodore
N ผู้บังคับการ เรือ พา ณิชย์ นาวาเอก พิเศษ หรือ พล เรือ จัตวา
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COMMODORE
n. 1. The officer who commands a squadron or detachment of ships, destined on a particular enterprise. In the British marine, he bears the rank of a brigadier-general in the army, and his ship is distinguished by a broad red pendant, tapering to the outer end, and sometimes forked.
2. A title given by courtesy to the senior captain, when three or more ships of war are cruising in company.
3. The convoy or leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen, which carries a light in her top to conduct the other ships.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COMMODORE
Com "mo *dore `, n. Etym: [Prob. a corruption of commander, or Sp. comendador a knight of a military order who holds a commandery; also a superior of a monastery; , fr. LL. commendare to command. Cf. Commend, Command, Commander. ]
1. (U. S. Navy )
Defn: An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army.
2. (Brititsh Navy )
Defn: A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral.
3. A title given courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club.
4. A familiar for the flagchip, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.
New American Oxford Dictionary
commodore
com mo dore |ˈkäməˌdôr ˈkɑməˌdɔ (ə )r | ▶noun a naval officer of high rank, in particular an officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard ranking above captain and below rear admiral. • the president of a yacht club. • the senior captain of a shipping line. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably from Dutch komandeur, from French commandeur ‘commander. ’
Oxford Dictionary
commodore
commodore |ˈkɒmədɔː | ▶noun a naval rank above captain and below rear admiral, generally given temporarily to an officer commanding a squadron or division of a fleet. • the president of a yacht club. • the senior captain of a shipping line. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably from Dutch komandeur, from French commandeur ‘commander ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
commodore
com mo dore /kɑ́mədɔː r |kɔ́m -/名詞 C 1 〘海軍 〙准将, 代将 〘少将と大佐の間の地位 〙.2 〘英海軍 〙船隊司令官 .3 提督 〘古参艦長やヨットクラブ会長などの敬称 〙.4 (ヨットクラブの )会長 .5 (商船隊の )古参船長 .
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