lieutenant colonel

lieutenant colonel

noun U.S. Military.
a commissioned officer ranking next below a colonel and next above a major.

Origin:
1590–1600
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lieutenant colonel
 
n
an officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a colonel in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps

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