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noun U.S. Military.a commissioned officer ranking next below a colonel and next above a major. Origin of lieutenant colonelFirst recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby lieutenant colonelLieut., Lieut. Col., Lieut. Comdr., lieutenancy, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant governor, lieutenant junior grade, lieve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lieutenant colonelThe 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
nounan officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a colonel in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |