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| adjutant general |
a staff officer who serves as chief administrative assistant to the commanding officer of an army corps or division. [2/3 definitions] |
| Anzac |
a soldier in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I (acronym for "Australia and New Zealand Army Corps"). [1/2 definitions] |
| APO |
abbreviation of "Army Post Office." |
| artillery |
the branch of an army that uses these weapons. [1/3 definitions] |
| baggage |
the portable supplies of an army. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bren gun |
a .303 caliber gas-operated submachine gun used by the British army in World War II. |
| camp follower |
a civilian, esp. a prostitute, who follows an army from place to place in order to sell goods or services to the soldiers. [1/2 definitions] |
| captain |
a commissioned officer of the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines holding the rank immediately below major. [1/8 definitions] |
| chasseur |
in the French army, a member of the light infantry or light cavalry, specially trained for rapid maneuvering. [1/3 definitions] |
| chief of staff |
(usu. cap.) the head staff officer in the U.S. Department of the Army or Air Force, or the head staff officer of any of various major units in the U.S. or other military forces. [1/2 definitions] |
| Cinco de Mayo |
the fifth of May, a Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican army's 1862 victory over the French army at the Battle of Puebla and celebrating Mexican unity and independence. |
| Col. |
abbreviation of "Colonel," in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marines, a rank above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general (used in a proper name). |
| colonel |
in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marines, a rank above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general. |
| corporal2 |
a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class. |
| Cpl. |
abbreviation of "Corporal," a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranked below sergeant and above private first class (used in a proper name). |
| decimate |
in former times, to put to death one tenth of (a conquered army or populace). [1/2 definitions] |
| Department of Defense |
the U.S. federal department of the executive branch of government responsible for national security, military policy, and military forces. The Department of Defense includes the Army, Navy, and Air Force. |
| Dorothea Dix |
U.S. social activist, reformer, and Union army Superintendent of Women Nurses, who worked to improve prison conditions and to provide asylums for the mentally ill (b.1802--d.1887). |
| first lieutenant |
a commissioned officer of the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines, ranking below a captain and above a second lieutenant. |
| first sergeant |
the senior noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marines who is responsible for personnel and administration of a company, squadron, or other unit. |
| foe |
an enemy in armed conflict or war; an opposing army or country. [1/5 definitions] |
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