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Flanker

One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body.

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Back 76% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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Soldier 76% connected

One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized body of combatants.

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Flank 74% connected

The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal, between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.

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Flank 74% connected

The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal, between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.

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Detachment 70% connected

The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

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Alignment noun · 78% connection

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…

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Annoy noun · 78% connection

To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade.

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Apostle noun · 78% connection

Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and wi…

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Bastion noun · 78% connection

A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that…

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Battalion noun · 78% connection

A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array.

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Cannonade noun · 78% connection

The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or for…

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Countermarch verb · 78% connection

To march back, or to march in reversed order.

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Crotchet noun · 78% connection

The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of batt…

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Defile noun · 78% connection

Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks…

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Degarnish verb · 78% connection

To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defense; as, to degarnish a city or fort.

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Deploy v. t. & i. · 78% connection

To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the re…

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Direction noun · 78% connection

The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent, written upon the thing sent; superscription; address; as, the direction…

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Dispatch verb · 78% connection

A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often us…

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Encamp verb · 78% connection

To form and occupy a camp; to prepare and settle in temporary habitations, as tents or huts; to halt on a march, pitch tents, or form…

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Errand noun · 78% connection

A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal messa…

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Garrison noun · 78% connection

A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town.

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Inclose verb · 78% connection

To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops;…

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Issue noun · 78% connection

That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily…

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