This page gathers the 2,895 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “War”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 13 of 29: from “hand grenade” to “imbroccata”.
- hand grenade noun A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.
- handlanger noun A low-ranking artillery soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army.
- hang fire noun The situation when a gun does not immediately fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire shortly after.
- hang upon verb To hover around.
- hangar queen noun A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.
- hank noun A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and…
- harassment noun The use of repeated small-scale attacks to wear down an enemy force.
- harassment and interdiction noun The periodic firing of unobserved rounds of ammunition at trails known to be used by the enemy, during the Vietnam War.
- hard adj Hardened; having unusually strong defences.
- hardened adj Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
- harimanage noun A kimarite in which the attacker, at the edge of the dohyo, reaches over his opponent's shoulder, grabs his mawashi from behind, then pulls…
- harrier carrier noun A small light fast aircraft carrier specialized in operating VTOL aircraft, used for controlling sea lanes, convoy escort, and…
- harrow noun An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried.
- hashmagandy noun An insipid army dish.
- hassle verb To engage in a mock dogfight.
- hatakikomi noun a kimarite in which the attacker dodges his opponent at the tachiai and slaps his opponent's shoulder, back or arm, forcing him to touch…
- headless adj Rimless, not having a cartridge case rim (flange).
- headscissors noun A hold in which a wrestler wraps his or her legs around either side of the opponent's head, crossing them under the opponent's chin, and…
- headspace verb To occupy a headspace.
- headstamp noun The identification marking on the base (bottom) of a cartridge casing.
- heat noun A negative reaction from the audience, especially as a heel (or bad character), or in general.
- heat-seeking adj Of a missile or rocket, able to detect and follow the heat emitted by an aircraft engine or rocket.
- heavy noun A member of the heavy cavalry.
- heavy artillery noun Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.
- heavy cavalry noun A military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces…
- heavyweight noun The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
- heckler noun An aircraft flying attack missions at night.
- hedgehog verb To make use of a hedgehog barricade as a defensive maneuver.
- heel noun The back, upper part of the stock.
- heel turn noun A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a hero changes to being considered a villain
- heel-and-toe noun Of a system of watches: comprising equal-length periods on and off watch.
- heelplate noun Synonym of buttplate.
- hellbox noun A blasting machine producing an electrical charge for a detonation.
- hellfire noun Ellipsis of AGM-114 Hellfire.
- helo noun A helicopter.
- hentak kaki verb To march on the spot (a drill command sometimes used as form of punishment).
- hermaphrodite noun An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
- heya noun the so-called "stable" of rikishi who train under the instruction of a particular shisho; the place where this group lives and trains
- higashi noun The (more prestigious) right-hand side of the banzuke.
- high command noun A group of officers in charge of an army under the control of the commander-in-chief.
- high yo-yo noun A dogfighting maneuver used by a rapidly-closing attacker to avoid an overshoot during a turn, involving pulling up into a climb to…
- high-powered adj Of a weapon, of a caliber or power that exceeds the typical threshold.
- highly enriched uranium noun Enriched uranium containing at least 20% uranium-235 (some applications, such as fission weapons and naval reactors, use uranium enriched…
- hikiotoshi noun A kimarite in which the attacker pulls on his opponent's arm, shoulder or mawashi while backing away.
- hikkake noun A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's arm with both hands and pulls him past him while moving backwards and to the side.
- Hindu noun A bunnia (merchant or trader) with a company of soldiers.
- hip verb To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip ("cross-buttock").
- hipe noun A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the ground, swings him to one side, knocks up his nearer thigh from the back with the…
- hit verb To attack, especially amphibiously.
- hit and run noun The tactic of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.
- hit home verb To strike its target with damaging effect.
- hitch noun A period of time spent in the military.
- hittile noun An anti-aircraft or anti-satellite missile that is designed to hit its target, distinguished from a missile that is designed to explode…
- hivey adj Intelligent; quick to learn.
- hiya intj A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.
- HMAS noun His/Her Majesty's Australian Ship; the designation of Australian ships and naval bases.
- HMS noun Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).
- HNLMS prefix Her Dutch Majesty's Ship
- HNMS prefix His/Her Norwegian Majesty's Ship
- hold noun A position or grip used to control the opponent.
- hold up noun The inventory of nuclear material within a separation plant.
- holdover noun The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop…
- hollow point noun A bullet with a small hole drilled or molded in the tip (nose), designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more damage.
- holy-water sprinkle noun A 16th-century weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, used mainly in England; a morning star.
- home in verb To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.
- homing adj Fitted with a guiding electronic device that allows it to find and hit a target.
- honeypot noun A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target.
- Honorable Colonel noun A polite title of respect for a colonel.
- honorary colonel noun 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…
- hook noun a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc
- horn noun In naval mine warfare, a projection from the mine shell of some contact mines which, when broken or bent by contact, causes the mine to…
- horse noun Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category).
- horse cock noun Sausage such as baloney or salami.
- horsetail noun A Turkish standard denoting rank.
- hospital corpsman noun A member of a hospital corps, typically an enlisted navy sailor, often working at military hospitals.
- hostile noun An enemy.
- hot extraction noun The extraction of military forces by longer-range vehicles (helicopter, boat, armoured personnel carrier) whilst under fire from enemy…
- hot mess noun A warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often similar to a stew or porridge; service of such a heated meal to soldiers.
- hot shot noun Round shot that has been heated to a glow before firing in order to set wooden enemy ships afire.
- hour noun Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
- hu noun prefix for utility helicopter designations
- huh intj A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.
- hull-down adj Of a tank: stopped with its hull protected by ground to the front, so that its occupants or weapons have a line of sight forward.
- human shield noun Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.
- hummer noun The HMMWV or Humvee, a US Army vehicle which replaced the Jeep.
- Humvee noun A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical military vehicle that can carry a wide variety of military hardware.
- hush puppy noun A semiautomatic handgun fitted with a suppressor, used by special forces personnel to quietly take out guard dogs and sentries.
- hyah intj a vocalisation used when performing a technique or striking a blow
- hybrid war noun A war that comprises the use of conventional and nonconventional means (disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks, etc.) by at least one side…
- hyperactive battlefield noun Warfare involving advanced technologies that expand military engagement beyond the physical battlefield, such as high-speed information…
- hypersonic missile noun A missile that travels at speeds greater than Mach 5 and can maneuver during atmospheric flight, making it extremely difficult to detect…
- hypersonic weapon noun Any weapon that can travel and maneuver significantly during atmospheric flight at hypersonic speed.
- hypocentre noun The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
- IB noun Initialism of integrated battlefield.
- IBM noun Initialism of intercontinental ballistic missile.
- igloo noun A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
- IJN noun Imperial Japanese Navy ship, informal ship prefix used for a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, usually in reference to WWII.
- illegal noun A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.
- illuminate verb To direct a radar beam toward.
- imbroccata noun A particular thrust