Usage of "light colonel"

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A commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel.

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Examples for "lieutenant colonel"

In August, Broadwell was promoted to lieutenant colonel, according to the Army. 
 Reuters 

But I was only a lieutenant colonel and didn't have the authority. 
 Reuters 

Niven, who reached the rank of lieutenant colonel, served with the Commandos. 
 The new yorker 

Stroud towered over the lieutenant colonel as he argued about the bridge. 
 The last page 

My mother was very religious and my father was a lieutenant colonel. 
 The Guardian 

Usage of light colonel in English

Tolliver saw a light colonel named Burke leave his jeep and talk to a Russian doctor. 
 Red inferno: 1945 

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Meanings of light colonel in English