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abandon ship
/əˈbændən ˈʃɪp/

To leave or forsake a ship, due to its impending doom.

ejector seat
/ɪˈdʒɛktər ˌsit/

A seat in a military aircraft which allows the pilot or other crew members to quickly escape in the case of emergency using an explosive charge or rockets.

flight decks
/flaɪt dɛks/

The deck of an aircraft carrier, where aircraft can land and take off.

projectile
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktɪl/ /pɹəˈdʒɛk.taɪl/

An object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.

jihad
jihadnoun
/dʒəˈhɑːd/

A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

old sweat
/oʊld swɛt/

(chiefly WWI) An experienced soldier.

nests
nestsnoun
/nɛsts/

A fortified position for a weapon.

briefed
/bɹiːft/

To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.

vici
vicinoun
/ˈviːsiː/

A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.

curbed
curbedverb
/kɜːrbd/ /kɝbd/

To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp.

blowback
/ˈbloʊbæk/

A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.

neutral
/ˈnjuːtɹəl/ /ˈnuːtɹəl/

A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.

"Switzerland is a neutral in international conflicts. "

drilling
/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/

To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.

spang
spangverb
/spæŋ/

(of a flying object such as a bullet) To strike or ricochet with a loud report

dope
dopenoun
[dəʊp] [doʊp]

(fireams) Ballistic data on previously fired rounds, used to calculate the required hold over a target.

hulking
/ˈhʌlkɪŋ/

A kind of sloping embankment used as a coastal defence.

sprog
sprognoun
/spɹɒɡ/ /sprɔɡ/

(RAF) A new recruit.

caponier
/ˌkæpəˈnɪər/ /ˌkæpəˈnɪɚ/

A type of fortification structure which allows firing along the bottom of a dry moat that surrounds the main fortress.

legions
/ˈliːdʒənz/

The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

sheathes
/ʃiːðz/ /ʃiːθs/

To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.