lieutenant colonel (redirected from Pplk)

lieutenant colonel

n.

1. Abbr. LTC or Lt Col or LtCol A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above major and below colonel.

2. One who holds this rank.

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lieutenant colonel

n

(Military) an officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a colonel in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps

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lieutenant colonel - a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel light colonel armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" colonel - 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