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Col.
A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
📖 Definitions of "Col."
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A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
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A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
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A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom.
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A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.
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A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.
"It was too hard to read the text across the whole page, so I split it into two columns."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Col."
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hansardnoun | (chiefly British, Commonwealth) The official report of debates and other proceedings in the British and some Commonwealth parliaments. |
| pillarnoun | (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture. |
| postnoun | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. |
| shaftnoun | The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin. |
| polenoun | Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. |
| supportnoun | (transitive) To help keep from falling. |
| uprightverb | Vertical; erect. |
| stanchionnoun | A vertical pole, post, or support. |
| pilasternoun | (decorative architecture) A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration. |
| balusternoun | (architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony; a banister. |
| piernoun | A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty. |
| obelisknoun | (architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. |
| propnoun | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| beamnoun | (ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate. |
| mastnoun | (nautical, communication, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter). |
| pilenoun | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| colonnettenoun | (architecture) A small, thin column, especially one used to support an arcade. |
| buttressnoun | (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it. |
| barnoun | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length. |
| pedestalnoun | (architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp. |
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