Definition of colonel in English:

colonel

noun ˈkəːn(ə)lˈkərnl

1A rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general.
Example sentencesExamples
- Normally, a colonel would command a brigade, but TRISSOC is an elite service, and only brigadier generals are allowed to command brigades, with colonels as second-in-commands.
- As a general rule, however, military intellectuals tend to face mandatory retirement as lieutenant colonels or colonels, just as they are achieving full intellectual maturity.
- There are several interesting issues here, such as the much-vaunted discovery that Army colonels increasingly self-identify as Republicans.
- There are a thousand colonels in the army who'd give their eye teeth for this chance.
- He retired from the Army as a colonel in 1988 and was appointed deputy commander, IGR.
- The Pentagon did not identify the other panel members, but said they were three colonels and a lieutenant colonel.
- The senior officers - generals, brigadiers, colonels - were all at a loss about what to do.
- Henry, an outstanding officer and one of the youngest colonels in the Army Air Corps, pinned the eagles on his shirt collar at the age of 28.
- After 12 years of teaching ethics at the Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, I have learned a few lessons from the lieutenant colonels and colonels I've taught.
- When the Civil War began Grant returned to the Army and received the rank of colonel.
- There are five woman colonels [air force and army] or captains [navy] qualified for promotion to general positions.
- There are many officers in the embassy who are equivalent to general officers and colonels.
- The Defense Department announced on Friday that the President has formally nominated three colonels for promotion to Brigadier General.
- Ted rose to the rank of colonel at the war's end serving as the 26th Infantry Regiment Commander.
- Some of these officers are now lieutenant colonels and colonels in the Army Reserve.
- As a result, lieutenant colonels, colonels, and general officers must operate in a more complex task environment than during the Cold War.
- The admiral was said to be interested in inviting upper middle grade officers, army colonels and navy captains, to observe US military exercises as a way to establish contact with the next generation of Chinese military leaders.
- In the past year I have met midshipmen, Air Force cadets, colonels at the Army War College, officers in the Pentagon, air and naval crews at sea, reserve and retired officers, and a variety of civilian defense analysts.
- The problem is that many military generals and colonels and lieutenant-colonels do their own thing.
- Many lieutenant colonels and colonels express frustration at being labeled as poor mentors, and portrayed as contributing to the attrition of captains.
1. 1.1informal
  short for lieutenant colonel

Derivatives

colonelcy

nounPlural colonelcies ˈkəːn(ə)lsiˈkərnlsi

The position or rank of colonel.
he was appointed to the colonelcy of the 50th regiment
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite an apology to the king for ‘unguarded expressions’ he was dismissed his post as lord-lieutenant of the West Riding and lost his colonelcy in the militia.
- Captain John C. Putnam, a clerk before the war, allegedly lobbied Governor Andrew for the colonelcy of the regiment.
- Loans from his elder brother, now Lord Mornington (later Marquess Wellesley), purchased a majority and lieutenant colonelcy in the 33rd Regiment in 1793.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from obsolete French coronel (earlier form of colonel), from Italian colonnello 'column of soldiers', from colonna 'column', from Latin columna. The form coronel, source of the modern pronunciation, was usual until the mid 17th century.

Rhymes

diurnal, eternal, external, fraternal, infernal, internal, journal, kernel, maternal, nocturnal, paternal, supernal, vernal

Definition of colonel in US English:

colonel

nounˈkərnlˈkərnl

1An army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are a thousand colonels in the army who'd give their eye teeth for this chance.
- There are many officers in the embassy who are equivalent to general officers and colonels.
- He retired from the Army as a colonel in 1988 and was appointed deputy commander, IGR.
- Henry, an outstanding officer and one of the youngest colonels in the Army Air Corps, pinned the eagles on his shirt collar at the age of 28.
- In the past year I have met midshipmen, Air Force cadets, colonels at the Army War College, officers in the Pentagon, air and naval crews at sea, reserve and retired officers, and a variety of civilian defense analysts.
- Some of these officers are now lieutenant colonels and colonels in the Army Reserve.
- As a general rule, however, military intellectuals tend to face mandatory retirement as lieutenant colonels or colonels, just as they are achieving full intellectual maturity.
- The Defense Department announced on Friday that the President has formally nominated three colonels for promotion to Brigadier General.
- After 12 years of teaching ethics at the Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, I have learned a few lessons from the lieutenant colonels and colonels I've taught.
- The senior officers - generals, brigadiers, colonels - were all at a loss about what to do.
- The Pentagon did not identify the other panel members, but said they were three colonels and a lieutenant colonel.
- When the Civil War began Grant returned to the Army and received the rank of colonel.
- Many lieutenant colonels and colonels express frustration at being labeled as poor mentors, and portrayed as contributing to the attrition of captains.
- As a result, lieutenant colonels, colonels, and general officers must operate in a more complex task environment than during the Cold War.
- Ted rose to the rank of colonel at the war's end serving as the 26th Infantry Regiment Commander.
- The problem is that many military generals and colonels and lieutenant-colonels do their own thing.
- There are several interesting issues here, such as the much-vaunted discovery that Army colonels increasingly self-identify as Republicans.
- There are five woman colonels [air force and army] or captains [navy] qualified for promotion to general positions.
- Normally, a colonel would command a brigade, but TRISSOC is an elite service, and only brigadier generals are allowed to command brigades, with colonels as second-in-commands.
- The admiral was said to be interested in inviting upper middle grade officers, army colonels and navy captains, to observe US military exercises as a way to establish contact with the next generation of Chinese military leaders.
1. 1.1informal
  short for lieutenant colonel

Origin

Mid 16th century: from obsolete French coronel (earlier form of colonel), from Italian colonnello ‘column of soldiers’, from colonna ‘column’, from Latin columna. The form coronel, source of the modern pronunciation, was usual until the mid 17th century.

单词	colonel
释义	Definition of colonel in English: colonel noun ˈkəːn(ə)lˈkərnl 1A rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general. Example sentencesExamples Normally, a colonel would command a brigade, but TRISSOC is an elite service, and only brigadier generals are allowed to command brigades, with colonels as second-in-commands. As a general rule, however, military intellectuals tend to face mandatory retirement as lieutenant colonels or colonels, just as they are achieving full intellectual maturity. There are several interesting issues here, such as the much-vaunted discovery that Army colonels increasingly self-identify as Republicans. There are a thousand colonels in the army who'd give their eye teeth for this chance. He retired from the Army as a colonel in 1988 and was appointed deputy commander, IGR. The Pentagon did not identify the other panel members, but said they were three colonels and a lieutenant colonel. The senior officers - generals, brigadiers, colonels - were all at a loss about what to do. Henry, an outstanding officer and one of the youngest colonels in the Army Air Corps, pinned the eagles on his shirt collar at the age of 28. After 12 years of teaching ethics at the Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, I have learned a few lessons from the lieutenant colonels and colonels I've taught. When the Civil War began Grant returned to the Army and received the rank of colonel. There are five woman colonels [air force and army] or captains [navy] qualified for promotion to general positions. There are many officers in the embassy who are equivalent to general officers and colonels. The Defense Department announced on Friday that the President has formally nominated three colonels for promotion to Brigadier General. Ted rose to the rank of colonel at the war's end serving as the 26th Infantry Regiment Commander. Some of these officers are now lieutenant colonels and colonels in the Army Reserve. As a result, lieutenant colonels, colonels, and general officers must operate in a more complex task environment than during the Cold War. The admiral was said to be interested in inviting upper middle grade officers, army colonels and navy captains, to observe US military exercises as a way to establish contact with the next generation of Chinese military leaders. In the past year I have met midshipmen, Air Force cadets, colonels at the Army War College, officers in the Pentagon, air and naval crews at sea, reserve and retired officers, and a variety of civilian defense analysts. The problem is that many military generals and colonels and lieutenant-colonels do their own thing. Many lieutenant colonels and colonels express frustration at being labeled as poor mentors, and portrayed as contributing to the attrition of captains. 1.1informal short for lieutenant colonel Derivatives colonelcy nounPlural colonelcies ˈkəːn(ə)lsiˈkərnlsi The position or rank of colonel. he was appointed to the colonelcy of the 50th regiment Example sentencesExamples Despite an apology to the king for ‘unguarded expressions’ he was dismissed his post as lord-lieutenant of the West Riding and lost his colonelcy in the militia. Captain John C. Putnam, a clerk before the war, allegedly lobbied Governor Andrew for the colonelcy of the regiment. Loans from his elder brother, now Lord Mornington (later Marquess Wellesley), purchased a majority and lieutenant colonelcy in the 33rd Regiment in 1793. Origin Mid 16th century: from obsolete French coronel (earlier form of colonel), from Italian colonnello 'column of soldiers', from colonna 'column', from Latin columna. The form coronel, source of the modern pronunciation, was usual until the mid 17th century. Rhymes diurnal, eternal, external, fraternal, infernal, internal, journal, kernel, maternal, nocturnal, paternal, supernal, vernal Definition of colonel in US English: colonel nounˈkərnlˈkərnl 1An army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general. Example sentencesExamples There are a thousand colonels in the army who'd give their eye teeth for this chance. There are many officers in the embassy who are equivalent to general officers and colonels. He retired from the Army as a colonel in 1988 and was appointed deputy commander, IGR. Henry, an outstanding officer and one of the youngest colonels in the Army Air Corps, pinned the eagles on his shirt collar at the age of 28. In the past year I have met midshipmen, Air Force cadets, colonels at the Army War College, officers in the Pentagon, air and naval crews at sea, reserve and retired officers, and a variety of civilian defense analysts. Some of these officers are now lieutenant colonels and colonels in the Army Reserve. As a general rule, however, military intellectuals tend to face mandatory retirement as lieutenant colonels or colonels, just as they are achieving full intellectual maturity. The Defense Department announced on Friday that the President has formally nominated three colonels for promotion to Brigadier General. After 12 years of teaching ethics at the Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, I have learned a few lessons from the lieutenant colonels and colonels I've taught. The senior officers - generals, brigadiers, colonels - were all at a loss about what to do. The Pentagon did not identify the other panel members, but said they were three colonels and a lieutenant colonel. When the Civil War began Grant returned to the Army and received the rank of colonel. Many lieutenant colonels and colonels express frustration at being labeled as poor mentors, and portrayed as contributing to the attrition of captains. As a result, lieutenant colonels, colonels, and general officers must operate in a more complex task environment than during the Cold War. Ted rose to the rank of colonel at the war's end serving as the 26th Infantry Regiment Commander. The problem is that many military generals and colonels and lieutenant-colonels do their own thing. There are several interesting issues here, such as the much-vaunted discovery that Army colonels increasingly self-identify as Republicans. There are five woman colonels [air force and army] or captains [navy] qualified for promotion to general positions. Normally, a colonel would command a brigade, but TRISSOC is an elite service, and only brigadier generals are allowed to command brigades, with colonels as second-in-commands. The admiral was said to be interested in inviting upper middle grade officers, army colonels and navy captains, to observe US military exercises as a way to establish contact with the next generation of Chinese military leaders. 1.1informal short for lieutenant colonel Origin Mid 16th century: from obsolete French coronel (earlier form of colonel), from Italian colonnello ‘column of soldiers’, from colonna ‘column’, from Latin columna. The form coronel, source of the modern pronunciation, was usual until the mid 17th century.
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