COLONEL

colonel

(noun) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

Colonel (uncountable)

(military) The military officer title.

Etymology

Noun

colonel (plural colonels)

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).

Usage notes

• When used as a title, it is always capitalized.

Verb

colonel (third-person singular simple present colonels, present participle colonelling or coloneling, simple past and past participle colonelled or coloneled)

(intransitive) To act as or like a colonel.

Source: Wiktionary


Colo"nel, n. Etym: [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column.] (Mil.)

Definition: The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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