superprojectile

superprojectiles (plural)
super-projectile (alternative)

He knew the cause—tons of khatonite were being turned out where only pounds had been required before—tons of high explosive that were to be transported in those dread superprojectiles to congested centres of population all over the world.

1932, Bob Olsen, Earl Repp, William Lemkin, Amazing Stories, page 698:

The six submarines, of a type now maneuvering off the coast, are shown surfaced off enemy coast line launching superprojectiles, guided from sub conning towers to targets as far as 500 miles inland.

1950, Donald Goldsmith, Los Angeles Times, Volume 69, page 3:

t. The comet or asteroid would part the - atmosphere like a superprojectile, leaving a hole through the air as wide as itself.

1985, Donald Goldsmith, Nemesis: The Death-Star and Other Theories of Mass Extinction, Walker, →ISBN, page 144:

Picture an onrushing comet or asteroid that approaches Earth at a relative velocity between 10 and 50 kilometers per second, so that the object arrives from the moon's distance in a matter of a few hours— not much of a warning even if anything were to done about it. The comet or asteroid would part the atmosphere like a superprojectile, leaving a hole through the air as wide as itself. Even though air rushes back into the hole at the speed of sound, it would taken tens of seconds for the hole to disappear.

1987, Thomas R. McDonough, Space: The Next Twenty-Five Years, Wiley, →ISBN, page 134:

(rare, firearms, physics) A superior projectile; a supershot.


monkey strap

monkey straps (plural)
monkey-strap (alternative)

Also, he must always use the approved safety harness, or "monkey strap" as it is commonly called.

1970, U.S. Army Aviation Center, U.S. Army Aviation School (contributors), United States Army Aviation Digest - Volume 16, page 11:

The monkey strap term came from the "tail" we had whenever we unhooked to exit the helicopter.

2007, Frank Lampi, Ghost Riders A War Story, page 102:

Although his monkey strap kept him from flying completely out of the chopper, he went out to the end of his strap and then flew back and hit the side of the chopper.

2014, H. D. Graham, Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Stories, page 254:

Kolt leaned forward slightly, testing the tension on his monkey strap, and spotted the second Mark V still positioned next to the ship.

2015, Dalton Fury, One Killer Force - A Delta Force Novel:

(US, military, slang) A type of safety strap.


third lieutenant

en-noun

third lieutenant (plural third lieutenants)

third lieutenants (plural)
3rd lieutenant (alternative)

(Philippines, military, historical) The lowest commissioned officer grade of the American colonial gendarmerie, an organization which existed from 1901 through 1942. The American colonial army also had this grade from 1935 through 1942. Similar to the American colonial army, the Spanish army in 1898 had a rank structure with four company grade officer ranks: captain; first lieutenant; second lieutenant; and ensign or alférez. In contrast, the Philippine army in July 1898, like the present Philippine army, had three company grade officer ranks: captain, first lieutenant, and second lieutenant.


heat-seeking

(military, weaponry) Of a missile or rocket, able to detect and follow the heat emitted by an aircraft engine or rocket.


petukh

Borrowed from Russian петух (petux, “prison bitch”), literally “rooster”.

bor+

(vulgar, offensive, military slang) A man forced into a homosexual relationship and used as a sex slave or servant by another man, especially in the Russian prison and military systems.


bull up

en-verb

bull up (third-person singular simple present bulls up, present participle bulling up, simple past and past participle bulled up)

bulls up (present singular third-person)
bulling up (participle present)
bulled up (participle past)
bulled up (past)

(UK, slang, military) To polish (boots) thoroughly; by extension, to prepare other military kit, e.g. firearms or uniforms; to clean or organize more generally.


UPDF

Uganda People's Defence Force
w:Uganda People's Defence Force

(Uganda, military) Initialism of Uganda People's Defence Force (the armed forces of Uganda).


CAMUS

Acronym of Corps of Army Music, which is the erstwhile name of the corps.

(military, music) Royal Corps of Army Music (a corps of the British Army).


RMSM

Royal Military School of Music
w:Royal Military School of Music

(military, music) Initialism of Royal Military School of Music (British Army musical school).


RCAM

Royal Corps of Army Music
w:Royal Corps of Army Music

(military, music) Initialism of Royal Corps of Army Music (a corps of the British Army).


active-duty

(military) Of a person on active duty; performing military duties on a full-time basis.


privileged sanctuary

en-noun

privileged sanctuary (plural privileged sanctuaries)

For example, Walter Lippman has written that "it is for all practical purposes impossible to win a guerrilla war if there is a privileged sanctuary behind the guerrilla fighters."

1973 May-June, G.R. Christmas, “Guerrilla Sanctuaries”, in Infantry, volume 61, page 25:

The use of Manchuria as a "privileged sanctuary" by Communist aircraft led General MacArthur to request from the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Department of State a right of "hot pursuit" of enemy fighters two or three minutes of flying-time into Manchurian air space.

2002, Nicholas M Poúlantzas, The Right of Hot Pursuit in International Law, page 332:

(military) An area that is granted special protection or immunity from military operations or attacks, such as a religious or cultural site or one belonging to another party than those involved in a conflict.


RBLF

Royal Brunei Land Force
w:Royal Brunei Land Force

(Brunei, military) Initialism of Royal Brunei Land Force.


KAF

(Kenya, military, aviation) Initialism of Kenya Air Force


pace stick

(military) A stick or implement used to measure paces.

步規 /步规

a stick used to measure the correct length of pace


fan camera photography

(military, photography) Photography taken simultaneously by an assembly of three or more cameras systematically installed at fixed angles relative to each other.


field out

en-verb

field out (third-person singular simple present fields out, present participle fielding out, simple past and past participle fielded out)

fields out (present singular third-person)
fielding out (participle present)
fielded out (participle past)
fielded out (past)

Those radios have been fielded out to bases.

(transitive, military) To deploy (equipment) into the field.


gunpost

I am after a photo of a WW2 pillbox / gunpost.

2008 August 17, Rove, British Genealogy:

(military) A secure place where a soldier can operate a gun.


kill box

kill boxes (plural)
killbox (alternative)

"We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!"

2015 February 1, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 2024-05-14:

There was also the possibility that he might try to lure her into a killbox of his own devising. She had some experience with that, so it wasn't likely to be an issue. Just something to keep in mind.

2023 October 10, HarryBlank, “The Cruelest Fight”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-08-31:

(military) A area preprepared to allow friendly forces to immediately fire on any enemy forces who enter.


mailcall

(military, postal) The distribution of mail to a member of a military unit.


suicide mission

en-noun

suicide mission (plural suicide missions)

He said savagely, "We're apt to catch it anyway—here. You're immune, you don't care, you're safe! The rest of us are on a suicide mission—and damn it, when I die I want to take a few of those monkeys with me!"

1958 November, Marion Zimmer Bradley, “The Planet Savers”, in Amazing Stories:

The soldiers, from a unit north of Baghdad, told family members that they considered the convoy destined for Taji to be a "suicide mission", citing the poor condition of their vehicles and the absence of ground and air support to protect the convoy.

2004 October 16, Dan Glaister, “Doubts about US morale in Iraq as troops refuse 'suicide mission'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(chiefly military) A task which is so dangerous for the people involved that they are not expected to survive.


duck dinner

Dishonorable discharge
dishonorable discharge#English

(military slang) Dishonorable discharge.


UGF

(military) Initialism of underground facility.


inertial reference

Moreover, one terminal of M is connected to the inertial reference (IR).

1974, Jose Behar Cruz, Mac Elwyn Van Valkenburg, Signals in Linear Circuits, page 532:

This goal leads to an experiment system design which combines hardward from many technology areas: an optical telescope and IR sensors; and advanced angular intertial reference; a flexible multi-level of actuation digital control system; digital tracking processors which incorporate real-time image analysis and a pulsed, diode-pumped solid state tracking laser.

1995, “The High Altituted Balloon Experiment Demonstration of Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing Technologies”, in Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports, page 2841:

To address this potential unsafe condistion and as an interim solution, EASA issued Emergency AD 2009-0012-E […] to require implementation of an aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) operation procdure, to isolate both the Inertial Reference (IR) and ADR in case a faulty IR is detected .

2013, Federal Register - Volume 78, Issue 220, page 68348:

(aviation, military) Any of various devices found in airplanes, missiles, satellites, guns, etc. that sense and calculate data such as linear acceleration and turning rate around each axis and which send that data on to other systems.


conscientious objection

conscientious objection (countable and uncountable, plural conscientious objections)

(military, sociology) An objection for reasons of conscience in performing military service because of religious or moral principles.


BINGO

(US, aviation slang, chiefly military, primarily of fuel) Alternative letter-case form of bingo (“just sufficient to return to base”)


range queen

(weaponry, uncommon) A gun which is shot, but only at a range in order to avoid damage.


human intelligence

(espionage) Intelligence-gathering by means of human sources and interpersonal communication.


electronic intelligence

(espionage) Intelligence-gathering by use of electronic sensors.


signals intelligence

(espionage) Information gained from intercepted signals, including traffic analysis.


communications intelligence

signals intelligence
signals intelligence

(espionage) A subcategory of signals intelligence that engages in dealing with messages or voice information derived from the interception of foreign communications.


intelligence-gathering

(espionage) The process of collecting information in order to gain knowledge about a situation or adversary, often performed clandestinely.


escort carrier

(military, historical) A small and slower type of aircraft carrier used by several navies in World War II.


blow forward

(firearms) A firearm action where the propellant gas pressure and the friction of the bullet traveling down the bore drag the whole gun barrel forward to facilitate the opening of the breech.


VDV

Borrowed from Russian ВДВ (VDV), acronym of Возду́шно-деса́нтные во́йска Росси́и (Vozdúšno-desántnyje vójska Rossíi, “Airborne landing force of Russia”).


taekwondoist

The aim of this research is to carry out a comparative analysis of the morphological characteristics of top karatekas, judokas, taekwondoists, boxers and wrestlers […] so that during the training process we could correctly and objectively select athletes and to manage the transformation training processes effectively […]

2015, Julijan Malacko, Dragan Doder, Veroljub Stankovic, Milorad Dokmanac, Biljana Savic, Radoslava Doder, “A Comparative Analysis of the Morphological Characteristics of Elite Karatekas, Judokas, Taekwondoists, Boxers and Wrestlers”, in International Journal of Morphology, volume 33, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, page 246:

(martial arts) A practitioner of taekwondo; a taekwondoka.


in the rear with the gear

In reference to being behind front lines ("the rear") alongside equipment and supplies ("the gear").

They offered me a deployment overseas to see some action, but I declined. I prefer just staying in the rear with the gear.

(military, slang) Far away from any battlefield; not involved in active combat; in a support role.


KATUSA

w:Korean Augmentation to the United States Army

(military) Abbreviation of Korean Augmentation to the United States Army.


non-forecast airlift

non-forecast airlift (plural not attested)

(military, aviation) A special flight that is tasked to meet an unpredicted desired effect.


strategic depth

strategic depth (countable and uncountable, plural strategic depths)

(military) The distances between the front lines or battle sectors and the combatants' industrial core areas, capital cities, or heartlands.


EMSEC

(military) Abbreviation of emission security.


barleycorn sight

barleycorn sight (plural barleycorn sights)

(weaponry) A type of front sight of triangular appearance.


high-value target

high-value target (plural high-value targets)

(US military) A person or resource which an enemy commander can least afford to lose.


dual-capable aircraft

dual-capable aircraft (countable and uncountable, plural dual-capable aircrafts)

(aviation, military) Any type of aircraft that can perform both conventional and nuclear missions.


superheavy tank

superheavy tank (plural superheavy tanks)

(military) A tank that is notably beyond the standard of the class heavy tank in either size or weight relative to contemporary vehicles.


IJA

Imperial Japanese Army
w:Imperial Japanese Army

(military) Initialism of Imperial Japanese Army, the army of Imperial Japan, predecessor of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, usually in reference to WWII.


Savari

(military, historical) The regular native Libyan cavalry regiments of the Italian colonial army from 1912 to 1943.


belt-fed

(weaponry) Supplied with ammunition by means of a belt.


ghost bullet

[…] not see them— ghost-bullets flying.

1966, Victor Jeremy Jerome, The Paper Bridge, page 118:

[…] a 'ghost' bullet from a resisting gun strikes an innocent American tourist; a bomb explodes and the faces of four young school-girls smile defiantly at their Israeli jailer.

1970, The Arab World - Volume 16, page 2:

A shot screeched past her head from the west, like a ghost bullet seemingly shot from the large gap of El Capitan itself.

2005, Amy Lignor, The Heart of a Legend, page 6:

I planned to fire what are known as "ghost bullets” —ones that nobody at the intersection would even see or hear .

2024, Terry Hayes, The Year of the Locust, page 121:

(weaponry) A bullet that is shot by an unseen assailant or one that cannot be seen or heard when it is shot.

Let us assume that this 'ghost bullet' idea is correct. Let us write an equation which relates the distance the ordinary bullet travels with the direction of the recoil of the gun and the amount of recoil, assuming that a ghost bullet does travel off at some strange angle each time.

1964, Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, page 412:

And the ghost bullet allowed me to introduce new depths of police corruption.

2012, Douglas Corleone, Last Lawyer Standing, page 304:

In a later account of his attack in Jamaica, Brathwaite claims his assailants shot him with a "ghost bullet,” going so far as to narrate his own death in “I Cristobel Colon.”

2014, Anthony Reed, Freedom Time, page 224:

He didn't find anything on the bullet. Not a trace. A ghost bullet.

2018, Sarah J. Maas, Catwoman: Soulstealer, page 76:

(weaponry, ballistics) A bullet that cannot be found or that is untraceable through ballistic testing.


JSOW

AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
w:AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon

(military) Initialism of AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon.


Roughrider

Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War

(US, military, dated, slang) A member of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War


honorary colonel

honorary colonel (plural honorary colonels)

(military) A title given to a person who is not a military officer but is appointed to a regiment to provide a connection between the community and the military.

(military) A senior officer of the regiment, carrying considerable moral authority as the symbolic and ceremonial head of the a regiment.


Honorable Colonel

Honorable Colonel (plural Honorable Colonels)

(military) A polite title of respect for a colonel.


shell casing

(firearms) The container that holds the bullet, primer, and gunpowder in a cartridge.


green cross

(military, weaponry) A chemical warfare pulmonary agent used during World War I.


SAMHS

South African Military Health Service
w:South African Military Health Service

(South Africa, military) Initialism of South African Military Health Service.


TPDF

Tanzania People's Defence Force
w:Tanzania People's Defence Force

(Tanzania, military) Initialism of Tanzania People's Defence Force.


mermite

Possibly related to marmite (“cooking pot”).

(military) An insulated container used to keep food hot or cold.


rotary-wing intercept

rotary-wing intercept (plural rotary-wing intercepts)

rotary-wing aircraft
rotary-wing aircraft

(law enforcement, military) An intercept performed by rotary-wing aircraft.


contact shot

(firearms, pathology) A gunshot executed in such a way that the muzzle of the firearm is in direct contact with a body at the moment of discharge.


OPTEMPO

“The air defense, artillery community is the most stressed. They have the highest ‘optempo’ really of any part of the Army,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said, using a phrase meaning the pace of operations.

2024 October 14, Lolita C. Baldor, quoting Christine Wormuth, “Sending a THAAD air defense system to Israel adds to strain on US Army forces”, in AP News:

(US, military) Short for operations tempo.


scrubout

(military, Antarctica) A session of cleaning.


weather guesser

weather guesser (plural weather guessers)

The weather guessers told us that Pensacola was surrounded by thunderstorms.

1994, Approach: The Naval Safety Center's Aviation Magazine, page 23:

(military, Antarctica, slang) A meteorologist.


fingy

(slang, Antarctica or US, military) Synonym of FNG (“fucking new guy”)


armskote

From arms + possibly Hindustani کوٹ / कोट (koṭ, “fort, barracks”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“wall”). Compare Tamil கோட்டை (kōṭṭai, “fort, castle, stronghold”). Alternatively, from Hindi कोठा (koṭhā, “warehouse”) or a related cognate.

cog

Then, we can train in the bunk. Right, Vinod? We can train anywhere. Today you help the Armskote.

1993, Haresh Sharma, Off Centre, Ethos Books, →ISBN, Act 3, scene I, page 84, lines 26–27:

(Singapore, military) A storage room or armoury where firearms and magazines are kept.


double-A

(military, weaponry) Synonym of AA (“anti-aircraft”)


triple-A

(military, weaponry) Synonym of AAA (“anti-aircraft artillery”)


air defense

en-noun

air defense (countable and uncountable, plural air defenses)

air defenses (plural)
air defence (alternative)

(military, weaponry) The use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles.


Cherrybum

Cherrybums (plural)
Cherubim (alternative)

cherry + bum, an allusion to the crimson trousers they wore, and perhaps a play on cherubim.

(military, historical, slang) A member of the 11th Hussars, a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715.


Cherry Picker

(military, historical, slang) Synonym of Cherrybum (“a member of the 11th Hussars cavalry regiment”)


priming wire

(firearms) A pointed wire used to pierce a cartridge before priming it by penetrating the vent of a firearm.


blasting cap

(weaponry) A small, metal tube or shell containing a detonating charge and is used to initiate the detonation of other explosives.


paper cartridge

paper cartridge (plural paper cartridges)

(firearms) A type of small arms ammunition used before the advent of the metallic cartridge.


fobbit

fobbits (plural)
FOBbit (alternative)
Fobbit (alternative)

(US, military, slang, derogatory) A soldier who avoids combat by staying within the confines of a military base.


monkey model

Coined by Soviet and Russian writer Viktor Suvorov in 1982

coinage

But as Suvorov observes, the Soviets manufacture two variants of equipment: the standard model and the stripped-down “monkey” model for export, which is sold abroad as “latest” equipment.

1983, Terry B. O’Rourke, “The Soviet Threat”, in Claremont Review of Books, volume 11, number 4:

1974 […] Development of initial export ("monkey model") version of T-72

2013 February 27, “Military Vehicles Forecast: T-72”, in Forecast International:

Even if the Russia continues the “monkey model” policy for export gear, a downgrade T-14 could still stack up well against Western tanks, like the Abrams, Leopard 2, and Challenger 2.

2015 May 22, Christian Beekman, “Why Russia’s New Tanks Are A Wake-Up Call For The US”, in Task & Purpose:

(military, informal) A downgraded version of a weapon for export or war-time mass production, which lacks many advanced functions of the original version.


APIT

(weaponry) Initialism of armor-piercing incendiary tracer.


AFCENT

(US, military) Abbreviation of Air Forces Central.


hypercannon

hypercannons (plural)
hyper-cannon (alternative)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hypercannon.wav

"You'll have to use the hypercannon", the professor answered.

1994, Dina Anastasio, Virtual Troopers: Virtual Reality Magician, Price Stern Sloan, →ISBN, page 136:

Notice that this law also states that we cannot hope to achieve superluminal (faster than light) speeds with a hypercannon mounted on a relativistic spaceship.

2005, John F. Hawley, Katherine A. Holcomb, Foundations of Modern Cosmology, OUP Oxford, →ISBN, page 193:

Once I realize what I am looking, I have some doubts that this hypercannon is going to be any use to us.

2014, Cynthia Green, Scott Green, GunKnight, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, →ISBN, page 237:

(science fiction, video games, rare, weaponry, fantasy) An extraordinarily powerful, superior cannon.


sailboat fuel

(military, slang, humorous) The air in an empty vehicle that would usually be transporting cargo.


line of engagement

en-noun

line of engagement (plural lines of engagement)

(fencing) Synonym of line (“the position in which the fencers hold their swords”)


USFA

(historical, military) Initialism of United States Forces in Austria.


IRCCM

infrared counter-countermeasure
infrared counter-countermeasure#English

(military) Initialism of infrared counter-countermeasure.


bag and tag

en-verb

bag and tag (third-person singular simple present bags and tags, present participle bagging and tagging, simple past and past participle bagged and tagged)

bags and tags (present singular third-person)
bagging and tagging (participle present)
bagged and tagged (participle past)
bagged and tagged (past)

(military and medicine, slang, transitive) To place (a corpse) in a body bag and attach an identification tag to the bag.


MINDEF

(Malaysia, Singapore, military) Abbreviation of Ministry of Defence, categorised into following countries:


INDOPACOM

(US, military) Acronym of Indo-Pacific Command.


USAFRICOM

United States Africa Command
w:United States Africa Command

(US, military) Abbreviation of United States Africa Command.


USPACOM

United States Pacific Command
w:United States Pacific Command

(US, military, obsolete) Abbreviation of United States Pacific Command.


USCENTCOM

United States Central Command
w:United States Central Command

(US, military) Abbreviation of United States Central Command.


USSPACECOM

United States Space Command
w:United States Space Command

(US, military) Abbreviation of United States Space Command.


SPACECOM

Space Command
w:United States Space Command

(US, military) Abbreviation of Space Command.


PACOM

(US, military) Abbreviation of Pacific Command.


land down

land down (third-person singular simple present lands down, present participle landing down, simple past and past participle landed down)

lands down (present singular third-person)
landing down (participle present)
landed down (participle past)
landed down (past)

According to him [scil. Ilya Tumanov], the airfield’s air defense systems managed to intercept only seven of the missiles, emphasizing that this term refers only to an attempt to land them down, not the interception of the missiles.

2024 November 25th, Olena Mukhina, “Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian military airfield in Kursk Oblast with ATACMS missiles for first time”, in Euromaidan Press:

(military, transitive) To intercept (a missile) and bring it to ground before it reaches its target.


PLARF

People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
w:People's Liberation Army Rocket Force

(military) Abbreviation of People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.


V/STOVL

(military, aviation) Acronym of vertical/short takeoff and vertical landing.


change parade

(Singapore, military) A form of punishment in which recruits are tasked with performing physical exercises, changing clothes, etc. under strict time limits.


tap, rack, bang

"Still," Suit echoed. "The way she handles the gun jamming." Suit shook their head in admiration. "Tap, rack, bang, without hesitation. That's extraordinary retention."

2015 March 25, thedeadlymoose, “The Seed of an Idea”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 2024-12-01:

(military, firearms) A technique for clearing a jam or misfire, consisting of applying pressure to the floor plate of the magazine to properly seat the magazine, manually cycling the action to eject an unfired round, and aiming and attempting to fire again.


tap, rack, bang

(military, firearms) To use the tap, rack, bang technique of clearing a jam or misfire.


droplock

(firearms) A variant of the boxlock having a removable lock.


overtour

overtour (third-person singular simple present overtours, present participle overtouring, simple past and past participle overtoured)

overtours (present singular third-person)
overtouring (participle present)
overtoured (participle past)
overtoured (past)

(transitive, military) To assign too many tours of duty to (personnel).


bird farm

Division skillfully guide the aircraft back to the “bird farm.”

1964, Robert Franklin Brown, USS Shangri-La, Attack Carrier, Burdette, page 124:


flu-flu

(archery) A kind of arrow designed to travel only a short distance, sometimes used by learners or for shooting at aerial targets.


JCG

At around 5:30 a.m., crewmembers of a JCG patrol boat received an SOS from the 106,726-ton freighter Anangel Courage. The patrol vessel and a JCG plane found the freighter on the high seas about 67 kilometers away from Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkaku Islands, which are also claimed by China.

2016 August 11, “Chinese fishing boat collides with Greek freighter near Senkakus, 6 rescued”, in The Mainichi, archived from the original on 2016-08-12:

(military) Initialism of Japan Coast Guard.


quartermaster general

en-noun

quartermaster general (plural quartermasters general or quartermaster generals)

quartermasters general (plural)
quartermaster generals (plural)

(military) The staff officer in charge of supplies for an entire army, and also in charge of quartermaster units and personnel.


quartermaster sergeant

quartermaster sergeant (plural quartermaster sergeants)

(military) A class of rank or appointment in some armed forces, especially those of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.


artillery tube

(weaponry) A steel tube that propels shells containing explosives, chemicals, or submunitions.


base cap

(weaponry) The part of a weapon that is attached to the base end of the barrel or casing and holds a firing pin.


open field

(military) A large, unobstructed area of land with minimal cover, exposing troops to potential enemy fire with little opportunity to hide or take cover.


man mode

(Singapore, military, slang) A state of mind in which one is too fatigued to contribute, make decisions or do anything beyond the bare minimum required.


man mode

It was in the army that I learnt the term ‘man-mode’ which is used to describe someone who doesn’t care or doesn’t make any effort to contribute to the team.

2022 May 15, Joseph Low, ““Don’t Man-Mode Leh”: What Does Taking Responsibility Mean?”, in Medium, archived from the original on 2022-05-16:

(Singapore, military, slang) To make no effort to contribute to the task at hand; to be too fatigued to do anything; to idly go with the flow.


man-mode

(Singapore, military, slang) Alternative form of man mode


K-gun

Coordinate term: Y-gun

(military, historical) A kind of depth charge projector designed to be mounted on a ship.


paviser

(military, historical) A soldier carrying a pavis (type of shield).


Hoffman simulator

Hoffman simulator (plural Hoffman simulators)

(military) A pyrotechnic device used to simulate tank gunfire for training purposes.


AMDA

Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement
w:Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement

(UK, Malaysia, military, politics, historical) Acronym of Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement.

Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement
w:Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement

(UK, Malaysia, military, politics, historical) Acronym of Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement.


recoil spring

(firearms) A spring that absorbs the shock of a fired bullet and returns the firearm to its original position.


stunrod

Outside stood two tall men, anonymous in black shock armor, their stunrods loose in their hands.

2007, Kristin Landon, The Hidden Worlds, →ISBN, page 147:

They sentenced him to the Gate a little while after I moved over there, and, when he figured out I was there as well, he and his little band of delinquent Enforcers used their authority to make my life Hell. Any little thing, and at every petty little turn, if I did something he disapproved of, which was everything, he'd set his stunrod on low and hit me.

2016 July 8, Fey Truet, Altered World, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

She saw Ackerman's stunrod before she saw him.

2017 September 19, Ryan Graudin, Invictus, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

(science fiction, weaponry) A baton that delivers an electric shock upon striking someone or something.


BTRZ

/ˌbiːˌtiːˌɑːˈzɛd/

2025 January 11th, “Covert Cabal” (channel name), BTRZs – Tank Repair Factories. Can They Keep Up?, via YouTube, video title

(Russian military) Any Russian or Soviet facility designated for the repair, recommissioning, and scrapping of tanks and other armoured vehicles; a tank-repair factory.


in-processing

(military) The onboarding of new recruits.


SMSgt

senior master sergeant
senior master sergeant#English

(military) Abbreviation of senior master sergeant.


cammy up

en-verb

cammy up (third-person singular simple present cammies up, present participle cammying up, simple past and past participle cammied up)

cammies up (present singular third-person)
cammying up (participle present)
cammied up (participle past)
cammied up (past)

'OK, Troops, cammy up, and then one final briefing in fifteen minutes.'

I just shook my head and […] began cammying up with tactical greasepaint.

2023, David Alexander, The Man From D.A.V.E.:

(military, slang, intransitive) To put on camouflage.


Northover projector

en-noun

Northover projector (plural Northover projectors)

(military, historical) A rudimentary grenade launcher consisting of a tube on a tripod.


button stick

(military) A strip of metal or wood with a long slot through which the buttons of a garment can be pushed for individual polishing.


RNVR

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
w:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

(military, historical) Initialism of Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.


OCTU

(military) Initialism of officer cadet training unit.


understrung

en-adj

understrung (comparative more understrung, superlative most understrung)

more understrung (comparative)
most understrung (superlative)

(archery) Of a bow: having too long a string.


SECDEF

United States Secretary of Defense
w:United States Secretary of Defense

(US, military) Abbreviation of United States Secretary of Defense.


FORSCOM

United States Army Forces Command
w:United States Army Forces Command

(US, military) Abbreviation of United States Army Forces Command.


IOR

Coordinate term: BOR

(military, historical) Initialism of (member of) Indian other ranks.


double shoulder lock

en-noun

double shoulder lock (plural double shoulder locks)

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light carrier

(military, nautical, aviation) A category of aircraft carrier smaller in size and with a lower aircraft complement than a navy's standard carriers.


Texas deathmatch

Texas deathmatch (plural Texas deathmatches)

Texas deathmatches (plural)
Texas Deathmatch (alternative)

professional wrestling
professional wrestling

(professional wrestling) A match where the loser is the wrestler who is pinned and cannot get up within ten seconds.


JATEC

(military) Acronym of Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Centre


MMG

MMG (countable and uncountable, plural MMGs)

medium machine gun
medium machine gun#English

(countable, military) Abbreviation of medium machine gun.


tactical nuke

(military, slang) A tactical nuclear weapon.


heavy machine gun

heavy machine gun (plural heavy machine guns)

(firearms, military) A gun capable of heavy sustained fire.


jacketed soft point

jacketed soft point (plural jacketed soft points)

(firearms) A type of lead bullet with a partial metal jacket, where the tip leaves the core exposed without jacketing.


jacketed hollow point

jacketed hollow point (plural jacketed hollow points)

(firearms) A lead bullet with a metal jacket that surrounds the whole side, and a hollowed out or dented in front tip.


metal jacket

(firearms) The outer casing or covering of certain types of ammunition, specifically the casing that surrounds the lead or other core material.


full-metal-jacketed

(firearms) Of or pertaining to a full metal jacket.


TOW missile

"TOW" stands for "tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided".


stand-by-bed

(Singapore, military) An inspection of soldiers' bunks and belongings for tidiness and cleanliness.


spitcher

en-verb

spitcher (third-person singular simple present spitchers, present participle spitchering, simple past and past participle spitchered)

spitchers (present singular third-person)
spitchering (participle present)
spitchered (participle past)
spitchered (past)

The enemy plane was spitchered.

(dated, transitive, military, slang) To destroy or damage heavily.


fuck someone upside down

fuck someone upside down (third-person singular simple present fucks someone upside down, present participle fucking someone upside down, simple past and past participle fucked someone upside down)

fucks someone upside down (present singular third-person)
fucking someone upside down (participle present)
fucked someone upside down (participle past)
fucked someone upside down (past)

(Singapore, idiomatic, vulgar, military slang) to give someone a bad scolding


palisade trench

en-noun

palisade trench (plural palisade trenches)

(military) A defensive structure combining a palisade with a trench (a ditch), often used to fortify an area or boundary.


CVH

* (helicopter carrier): CV (“aircraft carrier”) + H (“helicopter”)

compound

helicopter carrier
helicopter carrier#English

(military, nautical, aviation) Abbreviation of helicopter carrier.


CVL

* (light carrier): CV (“aircraft carrier”) + L (“light”)

Coordinate term: CV

(military, aviation, nautical) Abbreviation of light carrier.


single-shot

(firearms) Of a firearm: holding only a single round of ammunition, thus needing to be reloaded after each shot.


From M (used for model) + 81 (short for 1981, the year of its introduction), following the pattern of the Model designation for U.S. military equipment.

(military slang) The woodland camouflage pattern used by the United States Armed Forces from 1981 until 2012.


tracer round

(firearms, weaponry) A type of ammunition that contains a pyrotechnic compound that ignites upon firing, creating a visible trail of light or smoke, allowing the shooter to track the trajectory of their bullets.


Robin Hood shot

en-noun

Robin Hood shot (plural Robin Hood shots)

(archery, informal) A shot where the arrow enters the back of an arrow already in the target and splits it apart.


Squeak

An allusion to the newspaper cartoon strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.

(UK, military, World War I, slang) The British War Medal.


Trident Board

In reference to the Special Warfare insignia, which depicts an eagle clutching an anchor, pistol, and trident.

(US, military) An oral examination deciding whether to accept a candidate as a SEAL.


menaulion

menaulion (plural menaulia or menaulions)

(weaponry, historical) A heavy spear with a length of 2.7 to 3.6 m, featuring a thick shaft


ox tongue spear

ox tongue spear (plural ox tongue spears)

(weaponry, historical) A type of broad-headed double-edged spear.


geo-bach

geographic bachelor
geographic bachelor#English

(US, military) Short for geographic bachelor.


geo-bach

en-verb

geo-bach (third-person singular simple present geo-baches, present participle geo-baching, simple past and past participle geo-bached)

geo-baches (present singular third-person)
geo-baching (participle present)
geo-bached (participle past)
geo-bached (past)


geographic bachelor

en-noun

geographic bachelor (plural geographic bachelors)

Alternative forms: (short) geo-bach, (short) geo-bachelor

(US, military) A serviceman who voluntarily lives away from his family.


geographic bachelor

en-verb

geo-bach (third-person singular simple present geographic bachelors, present participle geographic bacheloring, simple past and past participle geographic bachelored)

geo-bach (canonical)
geographic bachelors (present singular third-person)
geographic bacheloring (participle present)
geographic bachelored (participle past)
geographic bachelored (past)

(US, military) Of a serviceman, to voluntarily live away from his family.


geo-bachelor

geo-bachelor (third-person singular simple present geo-bachelors, present participle geo-bacheloring, simple past and past participle geo-bachelored)

geo-bachelors (present singular third-person)
geo-bacheloring (participle present)
geo-bachelored (participle past)
geo-bachelored (past)


superweight

(uncountable, boxing) An amateur boxing weight class in some divisions for boxers weighing more than 201 pounds; a boxer in that division.


landing party

(military, nautical) A portion of a ship's crew designated to go ashore from the ship and take ground, by force if necessary.


corvette lieutenant

en-noun

corvette lieutenant (plural corvette lieutenants)

(military) Most junior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.


frigate lieutenant

frigate lieutenant (plural frigate lieutenants)

lieutenant junior grade
lieutenant junior grade

(military) Junior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank of lieutenant junior grade.


ship of the line lieutenant

ship of the line lieutenant (plural ship of the line lieutenants)

ship of the line lieutenants (plural)
ship-of-the-line lieutenant (alternative)

From ship of the line + lieutenant. A Lieutenant of a ship of the line.

(military) Most senior junior officer used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant.


corvette captain

corvette captain (plural corvette captains)

lieutenant commander
lieutenant commander

(military) Most junior senior officer rank in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant commander.


kick-boxer

(martial arts) Alternative form of kickboxer


frigate captain

frigate captain (plural frigate captains)

(military) Intermediate senior officer rank used in the navies of some romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of commander.


captain of sea and war

captain of sea and war (plural captains of sea and war)

Calque of Portuguese capitão de mar e guerra.

calque

(military) The most senior naval officer rank used in Lusophone countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone naval rank of captain.


general of aviation

en-noun

general of aviation (plural generals of aviation)

(military) General officer rank that can be found in some air forces around the world, with varying comparative ranking.


chief warrant officer

chief warrant officer (plural chief warrant officers)

(military) Military rank used in some countries denoting a senior or head warrant officer.


ship of the line ensign second class

ship of the line ensign second class (plural ship of the line ensigns second class)

ship of the line ensigns second class (plural)
ship-of-the-line ensign second class (alternative)

From ship of the line + ensign + second class

af

(military) Most junior officer used in the navies of some Francophone countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.


ship of the line ensign first class

en-noun

ship of the line ensign first class (plural ship of the line ensigns first class)

ship of the line ensigns first class (plural)
ship-of-the-line ensign first class (alternative)

From ship of the line + ensign + first class

(military) Intermediate junior officer rank used in the navies of some Francophone countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank of lieutenant junior grade.


ship of the line captain

ship of the line captain (plural ship of the line captains)

ship of the line captains (plural)
ship-of-the-line captain (alternative)

(military) Highest senior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of captain.


plançon à picot

(weaponry, historical) A type of infantry weapon constisting of a stout iron-shod baseball bat-like shaft with a steel spike attached on top.


senior warrant officer

senior warrant officer (plural senior warrant officers)

(military) Military rank used in some countries denoting a senior warrant officer.


squadron admiral

squadron admiral (plural squadron admirals)

(military) Naval rank that is used in some Romance-speaking countries, usually equivalent to vice admiral but sometimes is equivalent to admiral.


ship of the line ensign

ship of the line ensign (plural ship of the line ensigns)

ship of the line ensigns (plural)
ship-of-the-line ensign (alternative)

(military) Junior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank of lieutenant junior grade.


grand admiral

admiral of the fleet
admiral of the fleet

(military) Historically one of the highest ranks in several world navies, sometimes equivalent to fleet admiral or admiral of the fleet.


green charge

green charge (countable and uncountable, plural green charges)

(firearms, historical) A mixture of ingredients used in gunpowder before it undergoes an intensive mixing in the incorporating mill.


ZNA

Zimbabwe National Army
w:Zimbabwe National Army

(Zimbabwe, military) Initialism of Zimbabwe National Army.


AFZ

Air Force of Zimbabwe
w:Air Force of Zimbabwe

(Zimbabwe, aviation, military) Initialism of Air Force of Zimbabwe.


senior ship of the line captain

senior ship of the line captain (plural senior ship of the line captains)

senior ship of the line captains (plural)
senior ship-of-the-line captain (alternative)

ship of the line captains
ship of the line captains

(military) Military rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries directly senior to ship of the line captains and other officers but junior to admirals. Equivalent to the rank of senior colonel in the army.


rear admiral junior grade

rear admiral junior grade (plural rear admirals junior grade)

rear admirals junior grade (plural)
rear admiral (junior grade) (alternative)

rear admiral (lower half)
rear admiral (lower half)

(military) One-star military rank sometimes used in place of rear admiral (lower half) or commodore in some Anglophone navies.


marshal of the air force

marshal of the air force (plural marshals of the air force)

(military) Highest rank in some air forces, usually influenced by the British system. Analogous to the marshal of the RAF.


master chief warrant officer

master chief warrant officer (plural master chief warrant officers)

(military, South Africa) Most senior warrant officer rank


master warrant officer

master warrant officer (plural master warrant officers)

Senior Warrant Officer
Senior Warrant Officer

Chief Warrant Officer
Chief Warrant Officer

(military, South Africa) Warrant officer rank above Senior Warrant Officer and below Chief Warrant Officer


senior chief warrant officer

senior chief warrant officer (plural senior chief warrant officers)

(military, South Africa) Second most senior warrant officer rank


assistant field cornet

assistant field cornet (plural assistant field cornets)

(South Africa, historical, military) The holder of a military rank formerly used in South Africa from 1960-1968; equivalent to second lieutenant.


colonel commandant

colonel commandant (plural colonels commandant)

colonels commandant (plural)
colonel-commandant (alternative)

(military, historical) A senior colonel who had authority over other colonels; nowadays used as a ceremonial title for some military formations in the United Kingdom, similar to colonel-in-chief.


commandant-general

commandant-general (plural commandants-general or commandant-generals)

commandants-general (plural)
commandant-generals (plural)

(military, South Africa, historical) Military rank formerly used, equal to the rank of general from 1956-1967.


combat general

(military, South Africa, historical) Military rank formerly used, equal to the rank of major general from 1959-1968.


BDF

Botswana Defence Force
w:Botswana Defence Force

(Botswana, military) Initialism of Botswana Defence Force.


As many as 100,000 Japanese people were killed and another million injured, most of them civilians, when more than 300 American B-29 bombers dropped 1,500 tons of firebombs on the Japanese capital that night. […] The B-29s would go in low – at 5,000 to 8,000 feet.

2020 March 7, Brad Lendon and Emiko Jozuka, “History’s deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during World War II and you’ve probably never heard of it”, in CNN:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress
w:Boeing B-29 Superfortress

(aircraft, military) Ellipsis of Boeing B-29 Superfortress an American bomber plane primarily used in World War II.


potato digger

(military, slang) The M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun.


green-coat

green-coat (countable and uncountable, plural green-coats)

green-coats (plural)
green coat (alternative)

(military) A member of a military force who is distinguished by the wearing of a green coat or uniform.


Mississippi rifle

Mississippi rifle (plural Mississippi rifles)

Mexican-American War
Mexican-American War

(firearms, historical) The Model 1841 percussion rifle, a muzzleloading rifle used in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.


HITS

(military, slang, dated) Acronym of herrings in tomato sauce


baby's head

steak and kidney pudding
steak and kidney pudding

(military, slang, dated) A tinned steak and kidney pudding.


During the evacuation operation, as US Air Force C-17s began steadily arriving at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Duncan wrote that airmen from the personnel recovery task force began tracking passengers departing the airport. […] In describing the frenetic scene at the airport, Duncan writes that, moments after a C-17 cargo aircraft took off with Afghans clinging to its side, two of the Wing’s HC-130J combat rescue aircraft took off with barely any runway to spare, skimming 10 feet above the heads of the crowd that had swarmed the airport during the evacuation efforts.

2021 October 14, Oren Liebermann, “CENTCOM disputes Air Force account of attempted hijacking at Kabul airport during Afghanistan evacuation”, in CNN:

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
w:Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

(aircraft, military) Ellipsis of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III a military transport aircraft.


asparagus bed

(military) An obstacle made of upright pieces of steel, wood, or concrete.


NZDF

New Zealand Defence Force
w:New Zealand Defence Force

(New Zealand, military) Initialism of New Zealand Defence Force.


“Our ability as a warfighting nation to pivot at speed, to stay ahead of these emerging technologies, is going to be really important in the future,” Caine said. “There’s a whole bunch of things that we need to do better as a joint force and as a Department of Defense along the lines of acquisition reform so that we can make sure that those young (privates first class) and E-1s and E-2s and (noncommissioned officers) have the kit and capability that they need.”

2025 February 23, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann and Katie Bo Lillis, “How retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine became Trump’s pick for Joint Chiefs chairman”, in CNN:


kyokushin

(martial arts) A style of stand-up, full-contact karate originating in Japan, based on philosophy of the self and discipline.


For service members rank E-1 through E-6, their dislocation allowance will also be increased. This will go into effect in October.

2022 September 22, Ellie Kaufman, “Defense secretary announces host of new policies to help military members with rising cost of living”, in CNN:


And they had no E-6s -- my job -- underneath them to help them keep accountability of personnel.

2007 March 5, “Walter Reed Hearings; Deadly Bus Crash”, in CNN:


METT-T

(US, military) Acronym of mission, enemy, terrain, time, and troops available (“factors to be taken into account when planning a mission”)


RMN

Royal Malaysian Navy
w:Royal Malaysian Navy

(Malaysia, military, nautical) Initialism of Royal Malaysian Navy.


RNZN

Royal New Zealand Navy
w:Royal New Zealand Navy

(New Zealand, military, nautical) Initialism of Royal New Zealand Navy.


cake and arse party

cake and arse party (plural cake and arse parties)

cake and arse parties (plural)
cake-and-arse party (alternative)

(UK, military, slang) An unpleasantly chaotic situation; a shambles.


visionics

Blend of vision + electronics, perhaps modelled on avionics.

There have been technological advances in flight controls, electronics, avionics and visionics (sensors), which are now more efficient in terms of their requirements and uses of space, weight, power, form, fit and function. With respect to visionics, in particular, these reductions have made the "black box" hardware and associated software attractive for use in helicopter warfare.

1987, Review of Current Military Literature, page 83:

(military) The use of electronic sensors to acquire visual data.


ROKAF

Republic of Korea Air Force
w:Republic of Korea Air Force

(South Korea, military, aviation) Acronym of Republic of Korea Air Force


RFMF

Republic of Fiji Military Forces
w:Republic of Fiji Military Forces

(Fiji, military) Initialism of Republic of Fiji Military Forces.


UEDF

Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force
w:Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force

(Eswatini, military) Initialism of Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force.


MinDef

Ministry of Defence (Brunei)
w:Ministry of Defence (Brunei)

(Brunei, military) Abbreviation of Ministry of Defence (Brunei).


recco

recco (countable and uncountable, plural reccos)

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, military slang) Reconnaissance.


flag-wagger

(military, slang, historical) A member of the military who uses flags to send signals.


entruck

en-verb

entruck (third-person singular simple present entrucks, present participle entrucking, simple past and past participle entrucked)

entrucks (present singular third-person)
entrucking (participle present)
entrucked (participle past)
entrucked (past)

(military, intransitive) To board a truck.


combat roll

(military) A quick, controlled roll (usually to the side or forward) used in combat or tactical situations.


Coast Guard

(military) The coast guard of a particular armed forces.

United States Coast Guard
w:United States Coast Guard

(US, military, politics) Ellipsis of United States Coast Guard


strafing run

For complete effectiveness the plane must fly extremely low thereby subjecting it to considerable hazard in flight. During these operations a strafing run was made over the area prior to the bombing run.

1944, US Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Amphibious Operations: Invasion of the Marianas, Washington DC: US Fleet Headquarters of the Commander in Chief, Air Support - Napalm Bombs, page 25:

(military, aviation) A low pass by an aircraft to attack (ground targets) with machine guns, rockets, or light bombs.


blue force

Coordinate term: red force

(military) The friendly or allied units in military training exercises or simulations.


red force

Coordinate term: blue force

(military) The opposing or adversarial units in military training exercises or simulations.


ring girl

(boxing, martial arts) An attractive young woman hired to enter the ring between rounds, carrying a sign displaying the number of the next round.


VPAF

Coordinate term: KLVNCH

Vietnam People's Air Force
w:Vietnam People's Air Force

(military, aviation) Initialism of Vietnam People's Air Force.


in someone's corner

(boxing) Acting as a second (a member of the fighter's corner team).


nonstandard unit

en-noun

nonstandard unit (plural nonstandard units)

(military) A military force that is not part of the standard, deployable units of a service or branch.

(US, military) A force requirement that is identified in a time-phased force and deployment data for which movement characteristics have not yet been described.


nonstandard item

nonstandard item (plural nonstandard items)

(US, military) An item of supply that is not part of the regular, standardized inventory or procurement process.


UAEAF

United Arab Emirates Air Force
w:United Arab Emirates Air Force

(military, aviation) Initialism of United Arab Emirates Air Force.


PQO

(military) Initialism of professionally qualified officer.


ass in the grass

ass in the grass (plural asses in the grass)

(US, military, slang, vulgar) The situation of a soldier deployed in active combat.


Mediterranean Squadron

(military, historical) A squadron of the United States Navy that operated in the Mediterranean Sea in the 19th century.


Mediterranean Theater of Operations

the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (canonical)

(military, historical) A military formation of the United States Army that supervised all U.S. Army forces which fought in North Africa and Italy during World War II.


powder bath

(Singapore, military) The freshening of the body with talcum powder, when running water is not available.


on the mat

(informal, idiomatic, originally UK, military) To be reprimanded or called to account by someone in authority.


left hook

I hit Stephens with a left hook followed by a looping right hand and a pulverizing left hook that caught him right on the button.

2000, Ken Norton, Marshall Terrill, Mike Fitzgerald, Joe Frazier (contributor), Going the Distance, page 160:

(boxing) A powerful punch thrown with the left hand, typically after a jab or a straight punch.


RMAS

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
w:Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

(UK, military) Initialism of Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.


precocked

en-adj

precocked (comparative more precocked, superlative most precocked)

more precocked (comparative)
most precocked (superlative)

a trigger operably connected to said hammer to cause said hammer to return to its precocked position

1998 April 14, Michael D Jacobson, “5,739,461 LAUNCHER”, in OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, volume 1209, number 2, page 1537:

The longer (20 cm), precocked, 18-gauge biopsy gun is then introduced to the appropriate depth and multiple slender tissue cores are obtained for cytologic and histologic studies.

2006, Leopold G. Koss, Myron R. Melamed, editors, Koss' Diagnostic Cytology and Its Histopathologic Bases, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, page 1390:

The weapon is unloaded and precocked and given to the marksman in whatever stance is appropriate for the training, such as the prone or prone supported position.

2008, Audie G. Lewis, Career Progression Guide for Soldiers, Stackpole Books, page 24:

(firearms) Of a firearm, especially striker-fired, having its firing mechanism partially or fully cocked prior to pulling the trigger.


Even the Navy has jumped back into the Osprey game with the decision to use a variant of the V-22 as a replacement for the aging C-2 Greyhound, a fixed-wing cargo plane used to ferry material and personnel on and off Navy supercarriers at sea. And other nations are now interested in procuring the V-22.

2015 November 6, Gabe Ramirez, “The Osprey finds its groove ahead of ISIS mission”, in CNN:

Air Force Special Operations Command said in a release Wednesday evening that Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of AFSOC, directed an “operational standdown” of the Air Force’s CV-22 fleet “to mitigate risk while the investigation continues” into last week’s crash. Naval Air Systems Command also said Wednesday it was grounding the Navy and Marine Corps’ V-22s out of “an abundance of caution” as the CV-22 crash is investigated.

2023 December 6, Haley Britzky, “US military grounds Osprey fleet after crash off coast of Japan kills 8 US airmen”, in CNN:

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
w:Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

(military, aircraft) Ellipsis of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey