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billeting: Lodging for soldiers in nonmilitary buildings.—Random House Dictionary
blockhouse: Military. A small defensive structure of concrete.—Webster's New World Dictionary
breech: The part of a gun behind the barrel.—Webster's New World Dictionary
caisson: A two-wheeled ammunition wagon, especially for the artillery.—Random House Dictionary
canteen: (1) A place outside or inside a military camp where cooked food and liquids are dispensed. (2) A small metal or plastic flask, usually encased in canvas, for carrying drinking water.—Webster's New World Dictionary
demi-cannon: Demi-: Less than usual in size, power, etc. Cannon: A large, mounted piece of artillery.—Webster's New World Dictionary
dixie: British Slang. A pot or pan for cooking, used in the field by a soldier.—World Book Dictionary
dog-robber: Military Slang. An officer's orderly.—Webster's New World Dictionary
foxhole: A small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area.—Random House Dictionary
G.H.Q.: General Headquarters. Military. The headquarters of a commanding general in the field.—Funk Wagnall's & Dictionary
haversack: A canvas bag for carrying rations, etc., generally worn over one shoulder, as by soldiers or hikers.—Webster's New World Dictionary
impressed: To press or force into public service as sailors.—Random House Dictionary
lanyard: A cord with attached hook, for firing certain types of cannon.—Webster's New World Dictionary
leftenant: British usage of lieutenant.—World Book Dictionary
Maginot Line: A system of heavy fortifications built by France before World War II on the border between France and Germany from Switzerland to Belgium.—Webster's New World Dictionary
mortar: A cannon very short in proportion to its bore, for throwing shells at high angles.—Random House Dictionary
noncom: Colloquial. Clipped form of noncommissioned officer. Noncommissioned officer: An enlisted person or any of various grades in the armed forces, as, in the U.S. Army, from corporal to sergeant major inclusive.—Webster's New World Dictionary
one-pounder: pounder: A gun that discharges a missile of a specified weight in pounds (usually used in combination).—Webster's New World Dictionary
orderly: Military. An enlisted man assigned to perform personal services for an officer or officers or to carry out a specific task.—Webster's New World Dictionary
P.C.: Post Command.—Random House College Dictionary and Editors
pillbox: A low, enclosed gun emplacement of concrete and steel.—Webster's New World Dictionary
pneumatics: pneumatic gun: a gun using compressed air or gas as the propulsive force, usually to throw dynamite or other high explosives.—Webster's Third International Dictionary
regulars: Military. Designating or of the permanently constituted or standing army of a country.—Webster's New World Dictionary
rifling: Military. The cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of a gun barrel to make the projectile spin when fired, thus giving it greater accuracy and distance.—Webster's New World Dictionary
rotor props: Rotor: The system of rotating blades by which a helicopter is able to fly. prop: Clipped form of propeller.—Webster's New World Dictionary
sortie: A rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers; a body of troops involved in such a movement; to go on a sortie; sally forth.—Random House Dictionary
subaltern: Any commissioned officer in the British army ranking below a captain.—World Book Dictionary
three-pounder: pounder: A gun that discharges a missile of a specified weight in pounds (usually in combination).—Webster's New World Dictionary
trench mortar: Any of various portable mortars for shooting projectiles at a high trajectory and short range.—Webster's New World Dictionary
Vickers Wellington bomber: A twin-engined medium airplane that became the standard British Royal Air Force bomber.—Dictionary of Aviation
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Identifier:Hubbard-Final-Blackout
Title:Final Blackout
Creator:L. Ron Hubbard
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L. Ron Hubbard, Final Blackout
