Lt. Col.

A form of lieutenant colonel — An army officer in many countries, ranking below a colonel and above a major. Often the commander of a battalion or the executive officer of a regiment.

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Meanings

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of lieutenant colonel.

    They seem indifferent to defense. Says air force Lt. Col. Gösta Edwards, "Society looks at us as if we don't belong."

    1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 617
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