lieutenant colonel

• Grade militaire dans de nombreuses forces armées, généralement supérieur à celui de commandant et inférieur à celui de colonel, souvent chargé des fonctions d'adjoint du colonel ou du commandement d'une unité de la taille d'un bataillon.

A military rank in many armed forces, typically above a major and below a colonel, often serving as a deputy to a colonel or commanding a battalion-sized unit.

1. Military rankB2formal

   A commissioned officer rank in many armed forces, above a major and below a colonel.

   lieutenant-colonel

   • The lieutenant colonel commanded the battalion during the exercise.
   • He was promoted to lieutenant colonel after ten years of service.
   • Lieutenant Colonel Smith briefed the troops on the mission.