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Strike fighter (532 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In current military parlance, a strike fighter is a multirole combat aircraft designed to operate both as an attack aircraft and as an air superiority

Rocket (weapon) (882 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

BM-27 Uragan and the American M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System. In military parlance, a rocket differs from a missile primarily by lacking an active guidance

Soft-skinned vehicle (308 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Partridge believed the term soft-skinned vehicle first appeared in military parlance in the early 1940s. Soft-skinned or 'B' vehicles are often considered

G.I. (648 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

recently it is used to refer to any American woman soldier. In British military parlance and in armed forces modelled on British military traditions, G.I.

Cantonment (1,817 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

military station (a term from the colonial era). In United States military parlance, a cantonment is, essentially, "a permanent residential section (i

Bar grip (1,073 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bar grip tyres, or 'NDT' (Non-Directional Tire) in US military parlance, are an early tyre tread pattern developed for off-road use. Bar grips are characterised

Field force (2,003 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

A field force in British, Indian Army and Tanzanian military parlance is a combined arms land force operating under actual or assumed combat circumstances

Technical (vehicle) (3,341 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

known as a non-standard tactical vehicle (NSTV) in United States military parlance, is a light improvised fighting vehicle, typically an open-backed

High-value detention site (102 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

A high-value detention site or HVD, in current U.S. military parlance, is a prison for those who may have valuable intelligence to offer, or who have

Sissi (Finnish light infantry) (1,649 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and armored brigades meant for operational use. In official Finnish military parlance, the word "sissi" has been largely phased out. For example, the Sissi

Gadget (1,147 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

'gadget' is applied to 'any old thing.' The usage of the term in military parlance extended beyond the navy. In the book Above the Battle by Vivian Drake

Bâtiment ravitailleur de forces (1,669 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

programme was known as Flotte logistique (abbreviated FLOTLOG in military parlance). First ship of the class completed the first stage of her sea trials

Dibber (448 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

You? (series six, episode three, first broadcast 27 April 2012). In military parlance an aircraft-dropped 'dibber bomb' is an anti-runway penetration bomb

Scientific wild-ass guess (652 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Instead, it was an initial review that some officials called a 'SWAG'—military parlance for a 'scientific wild-ass guess.'" SWAG is used to describe an estimate

1st Light Mechanized Division (France) (415 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

adjective mécanique qualifies légère, not the other way around. In French military parlance, light troops were those that engaged in scouting and skirmishing

Latrine (917 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

including pour-flush systems. The term "latrine" is still commonly used military parlance, less so in civilian usage except in emergency sanitation situations

Demi-lancer (648 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

early 17th centuries. "Demi-lancer" was a term used in 16th-century military parlance, especially in England, to designate cavalrymen mounted on unarmoured

Ladies Courageous (1,439 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

front during World War II American propaganda during World War II In military parlance, being "washed-out" is the equivalent of being fired or dismissed

Shin (letter) (1,895 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

security service is known as the Shabak. A Shin-Shin clash is Israeli military parlance for a battle between two tank divisions (from Hebrew: שִׁרְיוֹן, romanized: shiryon

Abu Ghraib prison (2,196 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

were held at other facilities, commonly known as "camps" in U.S. military parlance. The U.S. housed all its detainees at "Camp Redemption", which is

Military organization (2,611 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with such support elements is called a regimental combat team in US military parlance, or a battlegroup in the UK and other forces. Canadian Army doctrine

Chew the fat (1,102 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of biting or chewing on fat-soaked rag ends may well have entered military parlance in this fashion prior to Patterson's recording.[citation needed] Appearing

Intervention forces (638 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

logistic bases in Germany and the combat logistic units. In Swiss military parlance this part of the logistic chain is described as "mobile Logistik"

Clipped Wings (1937 film) (733 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

starring Lloyd Hughes. The film lists 1936 as the production date. In military parlance, being "washed-out" is the equivalent of being fired or dismissed

Henry Lee III (2,260 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

memoir by his son Robert E. Lee.) Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin In the military parlance of the time, the term "Light-horse" had a hyphen between the two words

Army Air Corps (United Kingdom) (3,075 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the Initial Fixed Wing Flight) The Army Air Corps is classed, in UK military parlance, as a "Combat Arm". It, therefore, carries its own guidon and is awarded

Battle of Cape Girardeau (2,231 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was not of sufficient magnitude to be termed a battle in technical military parlance, all of the potentials were present for a sanguinary battle, and the

Jump start (vehicle) (1,796 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

driven by the wheels. Generally referred to as "slave starting" in military parlance, the jump starting procedure has been simplified for military vehicles

Régiment de marche du Tchad (1,104 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Presidential Unit Citation. Croix de guerre 1939–1945 four palms. In French military parlance, Régiment de marche refers to regiments built of units originally

Ypotagmatarchis (645 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

τάγματος) + Greek: άρχω, romanized: arkho (to command). In current Greek military parlance, the related ταγματάρχης means major (literally "battalion commander")

Mitsubishi Ki-67 (2,229 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

contemporaneous medium bombers of other countries. At the time, under Japanese military parlance, the designation "heavy bomber" referred to superior crew protection

Cory Arcangel (2,404 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

removed from its original context and purpose.[citation needed] In military parlance, the terms asymmetrical and symmetrical are employed to refer to political

Jacob Van Braam (966 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

understood. The ordinary meaning of this word "assassin," as used in military parlance at this time, was not that of a dastardly or prowling murderer, but

Dispersal (military) (1,227 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

weapon storage area (WSA), also known as the 'bomb dump' in British military parlance, would typically be located in a remote area (often as far as physically

List of acronyms: H (2,221 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Hue's Phu Bai International Airport HUMINT – (p) Human Intelligence (military parlance) Hum-Vee – See HMMWV hun – (s) Hungarian language (ISO 639-2 code)

Dead end street (6,801 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Meyers Avenue south of Eureka Street in the Pine Hills area). In military parlance, a "cul-de-sac" refers to a situation where an army is "hemmed in

Commander-in-chief (11,256 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

chief of the general staff of the Armed Forces. In the Portuguese military parlance, the term "Commander-in-Chief" (in Portuguese: comandante-em-chefe

United States Marine Corps Recruit Training (7,891 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

STC is divided into three platoons. While platoons in normal U.S. military parlance denote a group of around 15-20 personnel, each STC platoon is as large

List of acronyms: O (2,191 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(i) Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBJ (p) Objective (military parlance) (i) Odell Beckham Jr. (American football wide receiver) OBM – (p)

Regimental Pipes and Drums of The Calgary Highlanders (1,675 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

clearly understood, use of same is officially discouraged because in military parlance, a "band" consists of brass/reed instruments, as distinct from a pipe

Nuclear weapons of the United States (10,151 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

would behave under combat conditions (when they were "mated", in military parlance), and this test was meant to dispel these concerns. However, the warhead

List of established military terms (4,414 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

subcomponent of an army such as a battalion in battle array (common military parlance in the 17th century). Blockade: a ring of naval vessels surrounding

First Australian Imperial Force (13,387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Big Sky Publishing. ISBN 9781921941566. Wise, Nathan (2011). "'In military parlance I suppose we were mutineers': Industrial Relations in the Australian

List of nuclear weapons tests (6,616 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

systems would behave under combat conditions (when they were mated, in military parlance), and this test was meant to dispel these concerns. However, the warhead

Randolph family of Virginia (7,225 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Center: John Marshall". 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2009-12-12. In the military parlance of the time, the term "Light-horse" had a hyphen between the two words

Top Shot season 4 (1,273 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

minute using a bolt-action rifle. The term still exists in modern military parlance to describe any short period of intense weapons fire. Terry and Gregory

Victoria Men's Roller Derby (Sports Team) (1,157 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

medieval French avant-garde, i.e. the ward in front and refers to (in military parlance) the foremost part of an advancing army force. The use of military

Military colours, standards and guidons (23,325 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

individual heraldic symbology of each of the units. In the Portuguese military parlance, a guidon (guião) is a small square flag of a battalion sized unit

List of James Bond vehicles (1,530 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Intelligence A paddle-powered, commando-style assault raft (known in military parlance as a "rubber boat"), used by Leiter and Pinder to deploy Bond into

Delta (situational awareness system) (655 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

across diverse and dispersed participants and resources, known in military parlance as the kill chain. Systems such as Delta are poised to become a key

Reinsehlen Camp (3,555 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

camp on a permanent basis. The camp was part of "SLTA", in British military parlance, or the Soltau-Lüneburg-Training-Area. This was named after an accord

List of members of the British Free Corps (2,373 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Oberscharführer but with responsibility as discipline NCO (‘ Spiess’ in German military parlance) at Hildesheim;' charged with mutiny on 20 June and sent to Stutthof

Military School of Realengo (11,062 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the 1918 regulation, and 168 to 170 of the 1934 regulation. "In military parlance, the officers' or sergeants' casino is the place, in military establishments

One United Nations Plaza (18,583 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

failed him, approaching the problem as a kind of "situation, which in military parlance refers to the analysis and gathering of as much information as possible