Crossword clues for colonel
colonel
- A final piece of wallpaper, endless rolls around next to Mark, he finished off layer upon layer
- Army officer ranking below a brigadier
- Military man
- Klink, for one
- Silver-eagle wearer
- Sanders or Mustard
- Officer of high rank
- Mustard, for example
- Sanders or Potter
- Potter of "MASH," for one
- Mustard, in a game
- Mustard, e.g
- Mustard or Sanders
- Klink, e.g
- Fast-food icon, with "the"
- Elvis manager ___ Tom Parker
- Corny-sounding rank
- Cavalry V.I.P
- Britain's Blimp
- Blimp or Klink
- ___ Mustard (character in the game Clue)
- ___ Meow (Internet meme cat with extremely long fur)
- ___ Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
- Eagle wearer
- Silver eagle wearer
- Mustard, for one
- North, for one
- K.F.C. founder, with "the"
- Cavalry V.I.P.
- Sporter of an eagle insignia
- Famed fast-food figure, with "the"
- Rank below brigadier general
- "The Little ___," Temple film
- Stoopnagle
- Wearer of a silver eagle
- Commander of a regiment
- Regimental commander
- Pewter or Potterby of comics
- Mustard? You might pick up the seed
- Military rank
- Officer unaccompanied through mountain pass
- Stop the Spanish officer
- Army rank
- Last Cluedo room's empty? No suspect
- Assault on old Liberal leader - court names suspect
- Perfume’s no good: smell at the back is rank
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Colonel \Colo"nel\, n. [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column.] (Mil.) The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1540s, coronell, from Middle French coronel (16c.), modified by dissimilation from Italian colonnella "commander of a column of soldiers at the head of a regiment," from compagna colonella "little column company," from Latin columna "pillar" (see column). English spelling modified 1580s in learned writing to conform with the Italian form (via translations of Italian military manuals), and pronunciations with "r" and "l" coexisted 17c.-18c., but the earlier pronunciation prevailed. Spanish coronel, from Italian, shows a similar evolution by dissimilation.
Wiktionary
n. A commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
WordNet
n. 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
Wikipedia
The honorary title of Colonel is conferred by some states in the United States of America and certain military units of the Commonwealth of Nations. The origins of the titular colonelcy can be traced back to colonial and antebellum times when men of the landed gentry were given the title for financing the local militia without actual expectations of command. This practice can actually be traced back to the English Renaissance when a colonelcy was purchased by a lord or prominent gentleman but the actual command would fall to a lieutenant colonel, who would deputise for the proprietor.
Colonel (abbreviated Col., Col or COL and pronounced , similar to "kernel") is a senior military officer rank below the general officer ranks. However, in some small military forces, such as those of Iceland or the Vatican, colonel is the highest rank. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
Historically, in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly.
The rank of colonel is typically above the rank of lieutenant colonel. The rank above colonel is typically called brigadier, brigade general or brigadier general.
Equivalent naval ranks may be called captain or ship-of-the-line captain. In the Commonwealth air force rank system, the equivalent rank is group captain.
In the Canadian Forces, the rank of colonel (Col) ( French: colonel or col) is an army or air force rank equal to a captain of the navy. A colonel is the highest rank of senior officer. A colonel is senior to a lieutenant-colonel or naval commander, and junior to a brigadier-general or commodore.
Typical appointments for colonels include:
- Base commander (BComd)
- Wing commander (Wg Comd)
- Commanding officer of a school or training establishment, such as commandant of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College, or commander of Combat Training Centre Gagetown
- Commander of a brigade group
- Branch advisor
- Military attaché to foreign nations
The rank insignia for a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force is four stripes, worn on the cuffs of the service dress jacket, and on slip-ons on other uniforms. The insignia in the Canadian Army is two pips and a crown. The insignia worn on the headdress for an army colonel is the crest of the Canadian coat of arms: a crowned gold lion with a maple leaf in its paw standing on a red-and-white wreath, all beneath the royal crown; the collar insignia is two crossed sabres. Some colonels, by nature of holding a specific appointment, may continue to wear the insignia of their personnel branch or regiment; for example, the honorary colonel of an infantry regiment. Colonels in the air force wear the badge of their personnel branch (most often the Air Operations Branch) on their headdress.
Colonels are addressed by rank and name; thereafter by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am".
Before unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, rank structure and insignia followed the British pattern.
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In the United States Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, colonel is the most senior field grade military officer rank immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and immediately below the rank of brigadier general. It is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the other uniformed services. The pay grade for colonel is O-6.
The insignia of the rank of colonel, as seen on the right, is worn on the officer's left side (a mirror-image version is worn on the right side, such that the eagle always faces forward to the wearer's front; the left-side version is also worn centered on fatigue caps, helmets, ACU & ECWCS breasts, inter alia).
Colonel (Col) is a rank of the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking below brigadier, and above lieutenant colonel. British colonels are not usually field commanders; typically they serve as staff officers between field commands at battalion and brigade level. The insignia is two diamond-shaped pips (properly called "Bath Stars") below a crown. The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; the current Queen's reign has used St Edward's Crown. The rank is equivalent to captain in the Royal Navy and group captain in the Royal Air Force.
Colonel is a military rank.
Colonel or Colonels may also refer to one of the following:
- Colonel (title), is conferred as an honor by some States in the United States of America and certain units of the Canadian Armed Forces.
- Kentucky Colonel, a non-military honorary title awarded by the State of Kentucky to recognize exemplary action(s) or activities by an individual
- An Auctioneer in the U.S. who has completed Auctioneer School and uses the title of Colonel to reflect their status
- Colonel-in-Chief, an honorary title of British and Commonwealth Regiments, often bestowed on members of the Royal Family
- "Colonel" is another name for French-Danish conceptual and format art artist Thierry Geoffroy
- Colonel, a 2000 Rick Shelley science fiction novel
- Colonel Bogey March, a popular march written in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts for which many satirical lyrics have been written.
Pakistan Army has followed British Army rank system since its independence from British Empire in 1947. However, crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolizes the sovereignty of Government of Pakistan.
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Colonel in Pakistan Army is equivalent to a captain in Pakistan Navy and a group captain in the Pakistan Air Force. Like other armies, this rank is higher than a lieutenant colonel and lower than a brigadier.
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The Indian Army has followed the British Army rank system since India's independence from the British Empire in 1947. However, the crown in the rank insignia has been replaced with the Ashoka Lion, which symbolizes the sovereignty of the Government of India.
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Colonel in the Indian Army is equivalent to captain in the Indian Navy and group captain in the Indian Air Force. Like other armies, this rank is higher than Lieutenant Colonel and lower than a Brigadier.
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Usage examples of "colonel".
Colonel Quincy, as an officer in the militia and possibly the wealthiest man in Braintree, was its leading citizen, but also someone Adams greatly admired for his polish and eloquence.
WITH JOSEPH BASS AT HIS SIDE, Adams crossed Long Bridge over the frozen Charles River and rode into Cambridge in the early afternoon of January 24, 1776, in time to dine with General Washington at the temporary quarters of Colonel Thomas Mifflin near Harvard Yard.
On June 12, Adams having returned, Nabby and Colonel William Smith were married in the house on Grosvenor Square, in a small ceremony with only a few friends present--the Copleys, among others.
In addition, Adams submitted a list of proposed general officers that included Alexander Hamilton, but also several Republicans, most notably Aaron Burr, as well as his own son-in-law, Colonel Smith.
The right-hand one, commissioned by my Grandmother Adelia, is of Colonel Parkman, a veteran of the last decisive battle fought in the American Revolution, that of Fort Ticonderoga, now in New York State.
The next time Colonel Haki had heard of him he had been in Adrianople two years later.
A smattering of theosophical lore, and a fondness for the speculations of such writers as Colonel Churchward and Lewis Spence concerning lost continents and primal forgotten civilisations, made Reynolds especially alert toward any aeonian relic like the unknown mummy.
Additional intelligence units and elements of the 47th Independent Armored Brigade, commanded by Alawite Colonel Nadim Abbas, with its T-62 tanks, were also stationed in and around the town.
Lieutenant Colonel Albright was on his way to England to bring the device to the United States.
Colonel Albright learned that he owed his promotion to the suggestion of the chief signal officer, not General Adamson, and that his detail to the General Staff Corps had been directed by Admiral Leahy himself, as a cover for his secret communications role.
Colonel Albright, and he told me to make sure everybody was in the billiards room at ten.
Colonel Albright and Captain McCoy had private thoughts, which they did not express, about the Thompsons: Albright wondered, if it came down to it, how effectively Lieutenant Easterbrook could use his Thompson.
Colonel Albright looked closely at Zimmerman and saw that he had inserted fired 9mm cartridges in his ears as protection against the noise, then saw that McCoy had done the same thing.
Colonel Albright was relieved to see that Easterbrook was familiar enough with the weapon not to lose control of it.
McCoy asked, and Albright understood that the conversation was now not between colonel and captain but between close friends.