Military Words

Patricia P. (United States of America)
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  1. bivouac
    temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
  2. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  3. catapult
    an engine providing medieval artillery used during sieges
  4. mangonel
    an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
  5. onager
    an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
  6. ordnance
    military supplies
  7. plastron
    a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail
  8. rampart
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  9. sortie
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
  10. trebuchet
    a heavy war engine for hurling projectiles such as stones
  11. cache
    a hidden storage space
Created on Tue Jun 23 07:44:27 EDT 2009 (updated Wed Jul 01 01:35:10 EDT 2009)

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