colonel
Word family nouncolonelcycolonellingcolonelshipcolonel
colo·nel /ˈkɜːnl $ ˈkɜːr-/ ●●○ noun [countableC] → kernelPMAa high rank in the army, Marines, or the US air force, or someone who has this rank 〔陆军、海军陆战队或美国空军的〕上校军衔;上校 Origin colonel (1500-1600) coronal “colonel” ((16-17 centuries)), from
French coronnel, from
Old Italian colonnello “column of soldiers, colonel”, from
colonna “column”, from
Latin columna;
→ COLUMN