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
ZH-TW
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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