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 21 of 29: from “put over” to “report”.
- put over verb To increase the popularity or prove the legitimacy of another wrestler, usually by losing to them.
- Q-boat noun Synonym of Q-ship.
- QM noun Initialism of quartermaster.
- Quaker gun noun A nonfunctional imitation of a gun or an artillery piece, typically made of wood and usually intended to deceive enemy forces into…
- quarrel noun An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
- quart noun The fourth defensive position; quarte.
- quarte noun The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand…
- quarter noun A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.
- quartermaster noun An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other…
- quartermaster general noun The staff officer in charge of supplies for an entire army, and also in charge of quartermaster units and personnel.
- quartermaster sergeant noun A class of rank or appointment in some armed forces, especially those of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
- quartermaster train noun The vehicles and personnel dedicated to moving supplies which are under the command of the quartermaster.
- quasiballistic adj Synonym of semiballistic.
- queep noun Non-flying duties, typically paperwork, that are undesirable to pilots.
- quingenary adj Of or related to units of 500 men.
- quint noun quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.
- quinte noun The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height.
- quiver noun A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- quoin noun A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
- R'n'R noun rest and recuperation (or recreation)
- R2-D2 noun The Phalanx CIWS, an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft against incoming threats such as aircraft…
- rack verb To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- rad noun Abbreviation of sight radius.
- radarman noun A person who operates all navigational and communications systems.
- rafale noun A short, intense burst of artillery fire from a number of weapons fired with the intention of overwhelming resistance or routing an…
- raggie noun A close friend; chum.
- raid noun A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- raider noun A special forces operative; a commando.
- railhead noun An area of hostile territory at the end of a rail line that, when captured, serves for the continuous movement into position of further…
- railway gun noun A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.
- raise verb To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or…
- rake verb To fire upon an enemy vessel from a position in line with its bow or stern, causing one's fire to travel through the length of the enemy…
- rallying point noun A designated area for troops to concentrate upon; a sign marking such an area.
- ram noun A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
- ram bow noun A bow that projects forwards below the waterline into a reinforced blade or point, used to sink other ships by ramming.
- ramrod noun Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
- ramshorn noun A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch.
- range verb To determine the range to a target.
- ranger noun In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
- ranker noun A common soldier.
- rappel noun A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.
- rasante adj Sweeping; grazing; applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept…
- rassing noun The transfer of fuel, munitions, or stores from one vessel to another while under way.
- rat noun A ration.
- rat pack noun A ration pack.
- RATO noun Initialism of rocket-assisted takeoff, an auxiliary rocket engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an…
- rd noun Abbreviation of round.
- re-up verb To reenlist.
- reach noun The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
- read off verb To scold or reprimand.
- rear noun Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
- rear admiral noun A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.
- rear admiral (lower half) noun A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a captain and junior to a…
- rear admiral (upper half) noun A flag officer in the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, or…
- rear admiral junior grade noun One-star military rank sometimes used in place of rear admiral (lower half) or commodore in some Anglophone navies.
- rear echelon noun That part of an army that is not needed to directly combat the enemy.
- rearguard noun The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.
- rearguard action noun An offensive action by a rearguard.
- rebated adj Having a smaller diameter than the main body of the cartridge, from which it is separated by an extractor groove narrower than both.
- recapper noun A tool that applies a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
- recce noun Reconnaissance.
- reccy noun Reconnaissance.
- receiver noun The part of a firearm containing the action.
- reclama noun A request made to the authority to reconsider its decision or action. It is normally sent through official channels, i.e. through the chain…
- recoil noun The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of…
- recoil pad noun A soft rubber (or similar) attachment added to the butt of a long firearm to absorb some of the recoil.
- recon noun reconnaissance.
- reconnaissance in force noun an attack by a (usually small) body of troops in order to gauge the strength of enemy defences (and make local gains if possible)
- reconnoiter verb To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
- reconnoitre verb To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
- recover noun A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
- recoveree noun Someone who has been rescued by a combat operation.
- recurve bow noun A bow whose two tips curve away from the archer when drawn, which gives the shot greater power and speed.
- recycle verb To put (a person) through a course of training again.
- Red Baron noun A hotshot fighter pilot.
- red box noun A safe located at a nuclear installation containing launch codes.
- red lead noun Tomato ketchup.
- red shirt noun Alternative form of redshirt (“sailor who handles ordinance”).
- redoublement noun The renewal of an attack.
- redshirt noun A person responsible for loading and unloading weapons, artillery, and equipment from aircraft.
- reduce verb To reform a line or column from (a square).
- réduit noun a fortified structure such as a citadel or a keep into which the defending troops can retreat when the outer defences are breached.
- reeve noun The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.
- reformed adj Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.
- refuse verb To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the…
- regiment noun A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.
- regimental adj Relating to a regiment
- regular adj Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
- rehat verb To redeploy troops with different hats, uniforms, etc.
- relais noun A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to catch any earth that may crumble off or be washed…
- relief noun Military assistance to break a siege or an encirclement.
- reload noun An ammunition cartridge prepared from previously fired ammunition.
- reloader noun A shooter who makes their own ammunition from separately purchased components.
- remise noun A renewal of a failed action, without withdrawing the arm.
- rendezvous noun The appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment.
- renewal noun An offensive action made immediately after a parried one.
- repeat verb To call in a previous artillery fire mission with the same ammunition and method either on the coordinates or adjusted either because…
- repeater noun A gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot.
- replotter noun An instrument for converting ranges and azimuths measured from the position of a rangefinder to the corresponding ranges and azimuths from…
- report noun The sharp, loud sound of a gunshot or explosion.