Admiral vs. Commodore
Admiralnoun
A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
Admiralnoun
A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
Admiralnoun
A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four-star general.
Admiralnoun
The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
Admiralnoun
(obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
Admiralnoun
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.
Admiralnoun
A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.
Admiralnoun
The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
Admiralnoun
A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
Admiralnoun
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
Admiralnoun
any of several brightly colored butterflies
Admiralnoun
the most senior commander of a fleet or navy.
Admiralnoun
a naval officer of the second most senior rank, above vice admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral.
Admiralnoun
short for vice admiral or rear admiral
Admiralnoun
a butterfly which has dark wings with bold red or white markings.
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a admiral is equivalent to a general in the army, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral.
Commodorenoun
A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
Commodorenoun
(nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
Commodorenoun
(nautical) The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
Commodorenoun
(nautical) The president of a yacht club.
Commodorenoun
(nautical) A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
Commodorenoun
A commodore admiral.
Commodorenoun
A rear admiral (lower half).
Commodorenoun
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.
Commodorenoun
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.
Commodorenoun
A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral.
Commodorenoun
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.
Commodorenoun
A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.
Commodorenoun
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
