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Lieutenant colonel
An army officer in most countries, ranking below a colonel and above a major. Often the commander of a battalion or the executive officer of a regiment.
📖 Definitions of "Lieutenant colonel"
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An army officer in most countries, ranking below a colonel and above a major. Often the commander of a battalion or the executive officer of a regiment.
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An officer in the United States Marine Corps or Royal Marines, of equivalent rank to their counterparts in the army.
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An officer in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard, ranking below colonel and above major. Often the commander of a squadron or the executive officer of a wing.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lieutenant colonel"
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| Word | Definition |
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| light colonelnoun | a commissioned officer in the united states army or air force or marines holding a rank above major and below colonel |
| colonelnoun | 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). |
| lieutenantnoun | (military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. |
| colnoun | (geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks. |
| submittedverb | (ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc. |
| lieutenant-colonelnoun | Alternative form of lieutenant colonel. [An army officer in many countries, ranking below a colonel and above a major. Often the commander of a battalion or the executive officer of a regiment.] |
| captainnoun | The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel. |
| full colonelnoun | A colonel, as opposed to the lower rank lieutenant colonel (which is also addressed as colonel). |
| senior colonelnoun | (military) a military rank for a field officer above that of colonel and below the general ranks or flag ranks |
| major | Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. |
| general officernoun | (military) An officer above the rank of colonel. |
| colonelcynoun | (military) The rank or office of a colonel. |
| lieutenant generalnoun | A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general. |
| half-colonelnoun | (colloquial, UK) lieutenant colonel |
| coronelnoun | A surname from Spanish. |
| col.noun | Abbreviation of colonel. [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).] |
| bird colonelnoun | (US, slang, military) A member of the United States armed forces having the rank of full colonel, as distinct from a lieutenant colonel. |
| major generalnoun | A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier. |
| senior captainnoun | (military) a military rank for a field officer above that of captain and below that of major |
| chicken colonelnoun | (US, slang, dated, military) Synonym of bird colonel. |
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