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colonel

/ˈkɝnəl/noun2 syllables

Colonel means: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.

What does colonel mean?1

noun

1

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with colonel?9

two syllables

journal

three syllables

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Colonel in a sentence

  • If the colonel finds out, he'll kill me.maaster
  • She loves that cavalry colonel, because he's a good rider...LeeSooHa
  • He was raised to the rank of colonel two years ago.unknown
  • He was promoted to colonel two years ago.witbrock
  • The Colonel said the situation is under control.CM
  • Colonel Barclay's family life appears to have been a uniformly happy one.Hybrid
  • The colonel is a fair person. He'd never do what you say he did.DJ_Saidez
  • The Colonel has babied her all her life.remline

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Forms of colonel

as a noun

plural
colonels