lieutenant colonel

Definition of Lieutenant Colonel in English :

1. lieutenant colonel, light colonel

a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lieutenant Colonel

noun

an officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a colonel in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps

Us Military

an officer ranking above a major and below a colonel

n.

1. A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above major and below colonel.

2. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.