1. United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819); [syn: Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Commodore Perry
n 1: United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the
British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of
Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: Perry, Oliver
Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry]