| Abraham Lincoln |
the 16th President of the United States (1861-1865), who was Commander-in-Chief of the Union troops during the American Civil War and who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, thus bringing an end to slavery in the United States (b.1809--d.1865). |
| abstract expressionism |
(sometimes cap.) a school of painting that arose after World War II and that was marked by expressive but nonrepresentational images formed by an apparently random and often unconventional application of paint. |
| Agent Orange |
an extremely toxic defoliant widely used by U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam War and now believed to cause cancer and birth defects. |
| air power |
a country's military capacity for waging war by air. |
| allied |
(cap.) of the Allies in World War I or II. [1/3 definitions] |
| Allies |
in World War I, the alliance of France, Great Britain, Russia, and other nations against the Central Powers. [2 definitions] |
| American Revolution |
the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain. |
| angary |
the legal right of a state or nation at war to seize, destroy, or otherwise use the property of a neutral state, provided proper compensation is made. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, esp. the American Civil War. (Cf. postbellum.) |
| antiwar |
combined form of war. |
| 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] |
| apple of discord |
in Greek mythology, a golden apple that caused jealous discord among three goddesses and indirectly led to the Trojan War. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ares |
in Greek mythology, the god of war; Mars. |
| arm2 |
to become prepared for a state of war. [1/7 definitions] |
| armament |
the process of getting ready for war. [1/4 definitions] |
| Armistice Day |
November 11, the anniversary of the armistice ending World War I, called Veterans Day in the United States. |
| Ashur |
in Assyrian mythology, the principal god and god of war and empire. |
| auxiliary |
(pl.) foreign troops assisting those of a nation at war. [1/7 definitions] |
| axis |
(cap.) the alliance of Germany, Italy, Japan, and other nations during the Second World War (prec. by "the"). [1/4 definitions] |
| B-17 |
a four-engine U.S. bomber extensively used in World War II; Flying Fortress. |
| B-29 |
a heavy U.S. bomber used late in World War II; Superfortress. |