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Commodore vs Fleetadmiral - What's the difference?

commodore | fleetadmiral |

commodore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military, nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
  • (nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  • (nautical) The president of a yacht club
  • (US, military, nautical) A commodore admiral
  • (US, military, nautical) A

    • Synonyms

    * (non-flag naval rank) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain * (nautical) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain, shipmaster senior grade * (flag naval rank) CDRE , COMO (abbreviation) * (naval rank) Cmdre , (abbreviation)

    Usage notes

    The equivalent army rank is brigadier, senior colonel, brigadier general, or lowest ranking general officer grade.

    Coordinate terms

    * brigadier

    fleetadmiral

    Not English

    Fleetadmiral has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'fleetadmiral':

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