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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All three are members of the U.S military — Ayers is a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, McClain is an Army colonel and Kim is a lieutenant commander in the Navy, as well as a former SEAL — so Independence Day has a special meaning for them.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 July 2025
The outlet published the names of the deceased, which reportedly include two brigadier generals, seven colonels, and three lieutenant colonels.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Who Is Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Take Stallone’s troubled Vietnam vet, Rambo, who hates prejudiced cops, duplicitous CIA agents and sadistic Soviet lieutenant colonels (not in that order).
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 July 2025
The outlet published the names of the deceased, which reportedly include two brigadier generals, seven colonels, and three lieutenant colonels.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Who Is Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Take Stallone’s troubled Vietnam vet, Rambo, who hates prejudiced cops, duplicitous CIA agents and sadistic Soviet lieutenant colonels (not in that order).
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lieutenant colonel
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“Lieutenant colonel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20colonel. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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