Noun
a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel
Source: WordNetlieutenant-colonel
About fifty officers’ commissions were given to Germans and Swiss, and none were allowed to rise above the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Source: Internet
A former Army lieutenant colonel who lost both legs when her helicopter came under fire in Iraq in 2004, Ms. Duckworth, a senator from Illinois, was an assistant secretary of veterans affairs during the Obama administration. Source: Internet
Accordingly, 61 Officers from Captain to Major rank, 19 from Major to Lieutenant Colonel rank, 14 from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel rank, and 4 from Lieutenant Colonel to brevet Colonel rank have been promoted. Source: Internet
"America’s First Limited War", Lieutenant Colonel Gregory E. Fehlings, U.S. Army Reserve Although they were fighting the same enemy, the Royal Navy and the United States Navy did not cooperate operationally or share operational plans. Source: Internet
Allen, p. 222 At the time, Lee was under a threat of being tried as a deserter from the British Army, because he hadn't resigned his British commission as Lieutenant-Colonel until several days after he accepted an American commission. Source: Internet
Allen joined the staff of the Northern Army of New York's Major General Philip Schuyler and was given the rank of lieutenant colonel. Source: Internet