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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A full colonel.

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  • noun US, slang, military A member of the U. S. armed forces having the rank of full colonel, as distinct from a lieutenant colonel.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the eagle of the insignia.]

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From the insignia of rank, which bears a depiction of an eagle.

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