lieutenant colonel

n.1. A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above major and below colonel.2. One who holds this rank.

lieutenant colonel

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

lieuten′ant colo′nel

n. a commissioned army or air force officer ranking above a major. [1590–1600]

Thesaurus

Noun

lieutenant colonel - a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonellight colonelarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"colonel - 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

Translations

подполковник

Lieutenant Colonel

(podpolkovnik), a military officer’s rank in the armed forces of the USSR and in some other states. It was introduced in the USSR on Sept. 1, 1939. The corresponding rank in the USSR Navy is captain second rank. The rank of lieutenant colonel appeared in the Russian Army in the 17th century. The rank also exists in the armies of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic (Oberst-leutnant) and in France, Great Britain, and the USA.

lieutenant colonel