Kaarten: English vocabulary wordlist unit 2: Lexicon of the military | Quizlet
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in shifts
taking turns
a stalemate
a situation in which nothing can change or no action can be taken
a war of attrition
long period of war during which each side seekds to gradually wear down the other
a trench warfare
a type of war in which each side occupies a system
an infantryman
foot soldier
a pattern of rotation
a schedule of taking turns
a front line
place close to where opposing armies fight
a support line
the line that helps/gives support to the front line
in reserve
kept in order to use later if needed
at rest
not doing anything active
on leave
time allowed away from work
at dawn
the first light of day
stand to
military - stand ready for an attack
to launch
to fire, to send something out
indiscriminate
not showing careful thought or planning, at random
a field kitchen
a mobile cooking facility for troops
inspection
visual examination
serviceable
suitable for use
a fungal infection
An infection caused by a fungus
unsanitary
dirty or unhealthy and therefore likely to cause disease
amputation
partial or complete removal of a limb
a penalty
a punishment
a firing squad(ron)
a group of soldiers who are ordered to shoot and kill a prisoner
to patrol
keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or traveling around or through it.
no-man's-land
the area or strip of land that no one owns or controls
under the cover
hidden or protected
to man
to be present in order to operate something
to relieve
to take the place of someone and continue doing their job or duties
a relieving unit
a unit that takes the place of another unit
to wind one's way through
to twist or turn through an area
a truce
A temporary agreement to stop fighting
an ordeal
a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience
to assign
to give someone a job or responsibility
a chore
a task or piece of work that needs to be done regularly
a sandbag
A bag filled with sand to protect the trench from flooding and the men from bullets
a duckboard
a board/boards laid so as to form a path over wet or muddy ground
a latrine
a simple toilet such as a hole in the ground
personal equipement
personal belongings
at dusk
the period of partial darkness between day and night
re-supply
to provide with fresh supply
maintenance
the upkeep of property or equipement
the rear
the back part of something
rations
the total amount of food that is given to someone
sentry duty
the duty to guard a place
an offence
an illegal act; a crime
gunfire
the repeated shooting of one or more guns
to club
to beat beat with a stick or object
to get rid of
to send away someone annoying or to make them to leave
offspring
the young of an animal
to estimate
to guess or calculate
to be afflicted with
to suffer from a problem or illness
a louse
a small insect, plural lice
to breed
to reproduce
to seam
a line where two pieces of fabric are sewn together
filthy
very dirty
to delouse
to remove lice
to itch
to cause a desire to scratch
a slug
animal, a snail without a shell
vermin
animals that are believed to be harmful or which carry disease
a beetle
an insect with a hard shell-like back
appalling
shocking and very bad
a stench
a strong, unpleasant smell
flesh
the soft part of a person's or animal's body
pervading
omnipresent; felt or smelled everywhere
an odour
a smell, often one that is unpleasant
disinfectant
a substance that contains chemicals that kill bacteria
to endure
to suffer something difficult or painful
shellfire
the firing of artillery shells
a prisoner
a person kept in prison
mercy
kindness that makes you forgive someone
to wipe out
to destroy something completely
a retreat
a quiet safe place where one can escape from fighting/danger
uncontrollable
to strong or violent to be controlled
diarrhoea
an illness in which the body's solid waste is more liquid than usual and comes out of the body more often
unrelenting
extremely determined; never weakening
anxiety
a feeling of fear and worry
a tic
a sudden and uncontrolled small movement
a facial muscle
a muscle of the face
to knife
to attack someone using a knife
a foe
an enemy
an abdomen
the part of the body that contains stomach, bowels, and other organs
a slaughter
to cruelly and unfairly kill a lot of people
a combatant
a person who flights in a war
strain
pressure, tension
warfare
the activity of fighting in a war
to frighten
to make someone feel fear
to expose
not shielded or protectet
bombardment
an attack by dropping bombs
to recognise
to accept that something is legal, true, or important
a breakdown
failure, collapse
abhorrent
repulsive, morally wrong and evil
the mind
a person's ability to think and reason; the intellect
to execute
to kill someone as a legal punishment
cowardice
opposite of bravery
an armistice
an agreement at war to stop fighting for a period of time
to commemorate
to show honour to the memory of an important person or event
a sacrifice
the act of giving up something that is valuable to you to help somebody else
a poppy
a wild or garden plant, with a large delicate flower that is usually red, and small black seeds.
in memory of
as a way of remembering someone who has died
a comrade
a friend, a fellow soldier