In 1944, when many of his West Point classmates—including Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower—had won generals stars, Van Fleet was still a chicken colonel commanding a regiment.
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chicken colonel — ☆ chicken colonel n. [from the eagle insignia worn on the shoulders] Mil. Slang an officer with the rank of full colonel … English World dictionary
chicken colonel — noun Etymology: so called from the eagle worn on the shoulders slang : a colonel as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel * * * Mil. Slang. a full colonel, as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel. Also called bird colonel. [1945 50, Amer.] * … Useful english dictionary
chicken colonel — Mil. Slang. a full colonel, as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel. Also called bird colonel. [1945 50, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
chicken colonel — noun Etymology: from the eagle serving as insignia of the rank Date: 1918 slang colonel 1a … New Collegiate Dictionary
chicken colonel — chick′en colo nel n. mil sl. a full colonel • Etymology: 1945–50, amer.; alluding the eagle on the rank insignia … From formal English to slang
chicken — 1. a youth attractive to homosexuals A variant of chick. A chickenhawk is a homosexual adult who seeks out boys for sexual purposes, punning on sparrowhawk: Chicken worried him, though. There were these children of eleven, twelve and… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
colonel — Synonyms and related words: ADC, CO, OD, aide, aide de camp, brigadier, brigadier general, captain, chicken colonel, chief of staff, commandant, commander, commander in chief, commanding officer, commissioned officer, company officer, exec,… … Moby Thesaurus
Colonel Harland David Sanders — Colonel Sanders Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sanders. Colonel Sanders … Wikipédia en Français
Colonel Harland Sanders — Colonel Sanders Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sanders. Colonel Sanders … Wikipédia en Français
Chicken Noodles II — Studio album by Buckethead Travis Dickerson Released 15 December 2007 … Wikipedia
