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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A military officer above the rank of captain and below that of general, as a colonel. Abbreviated F. O.
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- noun A (para)military
commissioned officer who holds afield grade , ranking under general officers but above lower grades and fit to command medium-size units on the field, such as abattalion orregiment ; or a non-army equivalents in rank.
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- noun an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
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reesetee commented on the word field officer
Old nickname for the Pileated Woodpecker. Also called crow-with-the-hard-face.
January 5, 2008