lieutenant colonel
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a major and below a colonel
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The Israeli military said four soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed in an attack on a tank in a village near the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh.
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Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
The fighting in Lebanon could unravel the deal The Israeli military said four soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed in an attack on a tank in a village near the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Israel, meantime, said four of its soldiers had been killed in fighting in southern Lebanon, including a lieutenant colonel.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Fighting forces families to flee from villages The Israeli military said four soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed in an attack on a tank in a village near the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh.
—Erin Cunningham, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
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Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
The fighting in Lebanon could unravel the deal The Israeli military said four soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed in an attack on a tank in a village near the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Israel, meantime, said four of its soldiers had been killed in fighting in southern Lebanon, including a lieutenant colonel.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Fighting forces families to flee from villages The Israeli military said four soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed in an attack on a tank in a village near the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh.
—Erin Cunningham, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
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