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colonel
[ kur-nl ]
noun
- an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking between lieutenant colonel and brigadier general: corresponding to a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- a commissioned officer of similar rank in the armed forces of some other nations.
- an honorary title bestowed by some Southern states, as to those who have brought honor to the state, prominent businesspersons, visiting celebrities, or the like:
When the vice president visited the state he was made a Kentucky colonel.
- Older Use. (in the South) a title of respect prefixed to the name of distinguished elderly men.
colonel
/ 藞办蓽藧苍蓹濒 /
noun
- an officer of land or air forces junior to a brigadier but senior to a lieutenant colonel
Pronunciation Note
Derived Forms
- 藞肠辞濒辞苍别濒肠测, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠辞濒辞顎僴别濒路肠测 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of colonel1
Example Sentences
Mr Caterham became a lieutenant colonel in the army, and the couple were stationed in Hong Kong and Gibraltar.
鈥淪he said she was lieutenant colonel in the GRU,鈥 Perlowin, now 74, told The Times, referring to the Soviet Union鈥檚 military intelligence agency.
With more than 1 million tons of concrete, steel, earth and plants already removed from the burn areas, two colonels overseeing the operation reached for superlatives to describe the scope of the work.
The princess, who has been colonel of the regiment since 2023, missed the celebrations last year after being diagnosed with cancer.
As the last rays of the sun disappeared, Borys, a spry and upright retired colonel of 70 who served 30 years in the Soviet army stopped on his way to his car.
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