Meaning of COLONEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'kurnl
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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 |
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| | See Also: | | commissioned military officer, lieutenant colonel, light colonel | |
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| | Definition: | | Colonel
A legendary warrior in the Dirigent Mercenary Corps, Colonel Lon Nolan is ready to distance himself from a world of war and death, until he discovers that the chancellor of Elysium is coming to Dirigent, hoping to enlist the aid of the DMC against the marauding mercenaries of New Sparta. Original. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Colo"nel\, n. [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the
chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L.
columna. See {Column}.] (Mil.)
The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next
above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier
general.
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| | Related Terms: | | ADC, aide, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigadier general, captain, chicken colonel, chief of staff, CO, commandant, commander, commander in chief, commanding officer, commissioned officer, company officer, exec, executive officer, field marshal, field officer, first lieutenant, five-star general, four-star general, general, general officer, generalissimo, jemadar, junior officer, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, major, major general, marechal, marshal, OD, officer, one-star general, orderly officer, risaldar, senior officer, shavetail, sirdar, staff officer, subahdar, subaltern, sublieutenant, the brass, the Old Man, three-star general, top brass, two-star general |
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