Col.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "col"

English

Proper noun

Col.

1. Abbreviation of Colossians.
2. Abbreviation of Colorado: a state of the United States.

Noun

Col. (plural Cols.)

1. Abbreviation of colonel.
   • 1829, Philip Moore, “District of Maryland, ss.”, in Samuel White, History of the American Troops, during the Late War, under the Command of Cols. Fenton and Campbell. […], Baltimore, Md.: Published by the author. B. Edes, printer., →OCLC, page [2]:

     […] Samuel White, of said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit: “History of the American Troops, during the late war, under the command of Cols. Fenton and Campbell, giving an account of the crossing of the lake from Erie to Long Point; […]”

   • 1855, Frederick Douglass, chapter 3, in My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC:

     The idea of rank and station was rigidly maintained on Col. Lloyd's plantation. Our family never visited the great house, and the Lloyds never came to our home. Equal non-intercourse was observed between Capt. Anthony's family and that of Mr. Sevier, the overseer.

   • 2023 October 26, Rojoef Manuel, “British Army Trials Situational Awareness Technologies in Urban Warfare Training”, in The Defense Post‎, archived from the original on 17 July 2024:

     “How to hide, survive and use the urban environment as a sanctuary was a challenge but the soldiers adapted to the real-life challenges,” ETG Commander Col. Toby Till explained.

Synonyms

• (Colossians): Coloss.
• (Colorado): CO, COL, Colo.

Anagrams

• 'loc, CLO, Clo, LOC, LoC, OCL, OLC, loc, loc.