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Definition of lieutenant colonel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lieutenant colonel

noun

/lefˌtenənt ˈkɜːnl/

/luːˌtenənt ˈkɜːrnl/

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an officer of middle rank in the US army, US air force or British armyTopics War and conflictc2

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