commodore perry

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   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)

   SynonymsPerryOliver Hazard Perry

   Broadercommodore

Questions about commodore perry

What does commodore perry mean?

commodore perry means "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)".

What is another word for commodore perry?

Close synonyms include Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is commodore perry a common word?

commodore perry is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.