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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Commodore \Com"mo*dore`\, n. [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) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (British Navy) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral. [1913 Webster] 3. A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club. [1913 Webster] 4. A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

commodore n 1: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

Commodore Commodore Business Machines or one of their computers such as the Commodore 64. (2010-09-14)
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Commodore, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 337 Housing Units (2000): 147 Land area (2000): 0.768239 sq. miles (1.989730 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003810 sq. miles (0.009867 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.772049 sq. miles (1.999597 sq. km) FIPS code: 15464 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.710694 N, 78.945857 W ZIP Codes (1990): 15729 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Commodore, PA Commodore