Meaning of lieutenant colonel | Babel Free
lɛfˈtɛ.nənt ˈkɜː.nəlDefinitions
- 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.
- An army officer title for the rank of lieutenant colonel, found in many countries.
- An English-language term used as a general categorization for military officer ranks that are the equivalent of lieutenant colonel, the relative rank level is found in most countries.
- A military officer title used in English for ranks that are treated as the equivalent to the rank of lieutenant colonel, in which the equivalent ranks are found in most countries.
- An officer in the United States Marine Corps or Royal Marines, of equivalent rank to their counterparts in the army.
- An officer in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard, ranking below colonel and above major. Often the commander of a squadron or the executive officer of a wing.
Equivalents
العربية
مقدم
Bosanski
potpukovnik
Català
tinent coronel
Deutsch
Oberstleutnant
Español
teniente coronel
Eesti
kolonelleitnant
Suomi
everstiluutnantti
Français
lieutenant-colonel
עברית
סגן־אלוף
Hrvatski
potpukovnik
Magyar
alezredes
Italiano
tenente colonnello
Kurdî
yarbay
Lietuvių
pãpulkininkis
Македонски
потполковник
Bahasa Melayu
leftenan kolonel
Polski
podpułkownik
Português
tenente-coronel
Română
locotenent-colonel
Русский
подполковник
Српски
potpukovnik
Svenska
överstelöjtnant
Kiswahili
luteni kanali
Tagalog
tenyente koronel
Türkçe
yarbay
Tiếng Việt
trung tá
中文
中校
繁體中文
中校
Examples
“Lieutenant Colonels Smith and Gildea were awarded the Order⟳ of the Fatherland, Second Class.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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