colonel : Idioms & Phrases
colonel blimp
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noun any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
Blimp.
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noun a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David Low
WordNet
Lieutenant colonel
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noun a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel
lieutenant colonel.
WordNet
- an army officer next in rank above major, and below colonel.
Webster 1913
light colonel
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noun a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel
lieutenant colonel.
