chicken colonel

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von chicken colonel im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A member of the U. S. armed forces having the rank of full colonel, as distinct from a lieutenant colonel

In 1944, when many of his West Point classmates—including Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower—had won general's stars, Van Fleet was still a chicken colonel commanding a regiment.

Silbentrennung

chick·en colo·nel

Türkische aussprache

çîkın kırnıl

Synonyme

bird colonel, full bird colonel

Aussprache

/ˈʧəkən ˈkərnəl/ /ˈʧɪkən ˈkɜrnəl/

Etymologie

() From the insignia of rank, which bears a depiction of an eagle.