combat : Idioms & Phrases
Index
- air combat command
- armed combat
- armored combat vehicle
- armoured combat vehicle
- combat area
- combat boot
- combat casualty
- combat ceiling
- combat fatigue
- combat injury
- combat intelligence
- combat mission
- combat neurosis
- combat pay
- combat pilot
- combat ship
- combat zone
- combat-ready
- hors de combat
- salafast group for call and combat
- Single combat
air combat command
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noun a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft
ACC.
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armed combat
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noun an engagement fought between two military forces
combat.
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armored combat vehicle
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noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
armored combat vehicle; tank; army tank.
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armoured combat vehicle
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noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
armored combat vehicle; tank; army tank.
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combat area
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noun a military area where combat forces operate
combat area.
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combat boot
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noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
desert boot; buskin; half boot; top boot.
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combat casualty
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noun loss of military equipment in battle
battle damage.
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combat ceiling
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noun altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate
service ceiling.
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combat fatigue
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noun a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
battle fatigue; combat fatigue; shell shock.
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combat injury
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noun a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
injury; wound.
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combat intelligence
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noun intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations
tactical intelligence.
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combat mission
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noun a mission to capture or defend something
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combat neurosis
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noun a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
battle fatigue; combat fatigue; shell shock.
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combat pay
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noun extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat
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combat pilot
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noun airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces
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combat ship
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noun a government ship that is available for waging war
war vessel; warship.
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combat zone
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noun a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
tenderloin.
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noun a military area where combat forces operate
combat area.
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combat-ready
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adjective satellite engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
active; fighting.
- on active duty
- the platoon is combat-ready
- review the fighting forces
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hors de combat
Hors` de com`bat"
Etymology
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Out of the combat; disabled from fighting. = out of action
Webster 1913
salafast group for call and combat
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noun an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa
Salafist Group; GSPC.
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Single combat
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noun a fight between two people
- in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat
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- one in which a single combatant meets a single opponent, as in the case of David and Goliath; also a duel.
