SEDE - marine slang

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  1. combat boot
    a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
  2. bellybutton
    a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
  3. amphibious vehicle
    a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
  4. fleet admiral
    an admiral of the highest rank
  5. armed service
    a force that is a branch of the armed forces
  6. foxtrot
    a ballroom dance in quadruple time
  7. square away
    put (things or places) in order
  8. electronic warfare
    military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum
  9. USMC
    an amphibious division of the United States Navy
  10. fire control
    preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target
  11. MALS
    a master's degree in library science
  12. low-altitude
    occurring at a relatively low altitude
  13. looter
    someone who steals, as during a war or riot
  14. aid station
    (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded
  15. subsonic
    (of speed) less than that of sound in a designated medium
  16. personnel carrier
    a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment
  17. ACE
    proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II
  18. ASAP
    as soon as possible
  19. ammo
    projectiles to be fired from a gun
  20. hand grenade
    a grenade designed to be thrown by hand
  21. adios
    a farewell remark
  22. flag officer
    a senior naval officer above the rank of captain
  23. assault rifle
    any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
  24. enthral
    hold spellbound
  25. lance corporal
    an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
Created on Fri Sep 14 05:51:55 EDT 2012

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