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
Colonel (uncountable)
(military) The military officer title.
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).
• When used as a title, it is always capitalized.
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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
