名詞 colonel:

1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

1. The colonel paraded his troops.
   上校檢閱自己的部隊。
2. Colonel Jones outranks everyone here.
   瓊斯上校比這里所有人的級別都高。
3. Has he any right to use the style of Colonel?
   他有資格使用上校頭銜嗎？
4. The colonel ordered their soldiers to gather on the deck.
   上校命令士兵們在甲板上集合。

colo.nel

n.Abbr. Col.（名詞）縮寫 Col.

A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general.
上校：美國陸軍、空軍或海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊中校之上準將之下的軍銜
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
上校：擁有此軍銜或在另外一個軍事組織里有相似軍銜的人
An honorary nonmilitary title awarded by some states of the United States.
上校：美國某些州授予的一種非軍事榮譽稱號

來源：
Alteration of obsolete coronel
廢語 coronel的變化
from French
源自 法語
from Old Italian colonello [from diminutive of] colonna [column of soldiers]
源自 古意大利語 colonello [] 源自colonna的小后綴 [士兵縱隊]
from Latin columna [column] * see kel- 2
源自 拉丁語 columna [縱隊] *參見 kel- 2

【引伸】
colo.nelcy 或
colo.nelship.
n.（名詞）