lieutenant colonel

noun U.S. Military.

a commissioned officer ranking next below a colonel and next above a major.

Origin of lieutenant colonel

First recorded in 1590–1600

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Examples from the Web for lieutenant colonel

The Israeli military quickly suspended the officer, a lieutenant-colonel, and stressed that the beating ran against Army policies.
Mira Ten-Hagen’s Viral Video: Israel and Foreign Activists Clash|Dan Ephron|April 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Lieutenant-Colonel Abercromby, who had led the only serious sortie from Yorktown, chewed his sword in impotent rage.
Washington in Victory|Piers Brendon|October 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Lieutenant-Colonel Skinner and seven enlisted men were wounded—none of them fatally.
The County Regiment|Dudley Landon Vaill
His experience and ability soon marked him out for command, and he was chosen by his comrades as lieutenant-colonel.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

He has recalled our regiment from this unhealthy place, and he has promoted Gascoigne to be our lieutenant-colonel.
Tales And Novels, Volume 7 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
His commission as lieutenant-colonel bore date April 16, 1898.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke
The chief commissary, Lieutenant-Colonel ——, is a fussy fellow, who with much show accomplishes but little.
Recollections of the Civil War|Charles A. Dana

British Dictionary definitions for lieutenant colonel

lieutenant colonel

noun

an officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a colonel in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps

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lieutenant colonel

noun U.S. Military.

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lieutenant colonel

noun