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Meaning of bird colonel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A member of the United States armed forces having the rank of full colonel, as distinct from a lieutenant colonel.

US, slang

Examples

“This month at 47, Colonel Polich retires after 20 years of service; as a reservist and an engineer, bird colonel is about the highest peacetime rank he can achieve.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

bird course Bird Cove bird dog bird dropping spider bird fancier's lung bird farm