lieutenant colonel

noun

: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a colonel

Examples of lieutenant colonel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some lieutenant colonel from troop services with a mustache came by in an old Soviet car to welcome them. Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024 Most notably, George Armstrong Custer was a brevet (acting) major general in the Civil War and reverted to captain after the war before eventually being promoted to lieutenant colonel. Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024 Blackmer, who earned her undergraduate degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan, spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and rose to become a lieutenant colonel before retiring in 2019. Tim Casey, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 The next day the mustachioed lieutenant colonel returned and found Ivan and his fellow ‘‘rogue’’ officers. Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lieutenant colonel 

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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lieutenant colonel was in 1598

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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

lieutenant colonel

noun
: a military commissioned officer with a rank just below that of colonel

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