This month at 47, Colonel Polich retires after 20 years of service; as a reservist and an engineer, bird colonel is about the highest peacetime rank he can achieve.
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bird colonel — bird′ colo nel n. Slang. mil chicken colonel • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
bird colonel — n. full colonel, as opposed to a lieutenant colonel, which is one rank lower (in the U.S. Army) … English slang
bird colonel — noun Etymology: so called from the eagle of the insignia slang : a colonel as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel … Useful english dictionary
bird colonel — noun Etymology: from the eagle serving as insignia for this rank Date: circa 1946 slang colonel 1a … New Collegiate Dictionary
bird colonel — U.S. Mil. Slang. See chicken colonel. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
Bird (surname) — Bird is a surname, and may refer to:* Aaron Bird * Alan Bird (1906 1962), Australian politician * Albert Bird (cricketer) *Alfred Bird (1811 1878), food manufacturer and chemist *Alfred Frederick Bird (1849 1922), food manufacturer *Andrew Bird,… … Wikipedia
colonel — noun /ˈkɜːnəl,ˈkɝnəl/ A commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general. See Also: bird colonel … Wiktionary
Colonel John Ashley House — Colonel John Ashley House … Wikipedia
Colonel (United States) — Main article: Colonel Insignia of the rank of colonel, as worn on the officer s right side (a mirror image version is worn on the left side, such that the eagle always faces forward; the left side version is also worn centered on fatigue caps,… … Wikipedia
Colonel Samuel Smith Park — Coordinates: 43°35′44″N 79°30′41″W / 43.595560°N 79.511425°W / 43.595560; 79.511425 … Wikipedia
