bird colonel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bird colonel
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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I made bird colonel 6 years early, and I feel I earned my keep by making our spy satellites more effective.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2017
He said the next step, he hopes, will be full bird colonel.
From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2016
A bird colonel at 30, he became the youngest major general in the Army in 1956.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three minutes later, while Thorn was busily pouring himself a second helping of Five-Star Hennessy, Captain Lacey returned to the table with an army officer wearing the insignia of a bird colonel.
From With No Strings Attached by Schelling, George Luther
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