combat : Idioms & Phrases


air combat command

  • noun a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft
    ACC.
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armed combat

  • noun an engagement fought between two military forces
    combat.
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armored combat vehicle

  • noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
    armored combat vehicle; tank; army tank.
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armoured combat vehicle

  • noun an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
    armored combat vehicle; tank; army tank.
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combat area

  • noun a military area where combat forces operate
    combat area.
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combat boot

  • noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
    desert boot; buskin; half boot; top boot.
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combat casualty

  • noun loss of military equipment in battle
    battle damage.
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combat ceiling

  • noun altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate
    service ceiling.
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combat fatigue

  • noun a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
    battle fatigue; combat fatigue; shell shock.
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combat injury

  • noun a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
    injury; wound.
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combat intelligence

  • noun intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations
    tactical intelligence.
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combat mission

  • noun a mission to capture or defend something
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combat neurosis

  • noun a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
    battle fatigue; combat fatigue; shell shock.
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combat pay

  • noun extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat
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combat pilot

  • noun airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces
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combat ship

  • noun a government ship that is available for waging war
    war vessel; warship.
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combat zone

  • noun a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
    tenderloin.
  • noun a military area where combat forces operate
    combat area.
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combat-ready

  • adjective satellite engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
    active; fighting.
    • on active duty
    • the platoon is combat-ready
    • review the fighting forces
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hors de combat

Hors` de com`bat"
Etymology
F.
Definitions
  1. Out of the combat; disabled from fighting. = out of action
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salafast group for call and combat

  • noun an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa
    Salafist Group; GSPC.
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Single combat

  • noun a fight between two people
    • in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat
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  • one in which a single combatant meets a single opponent, as in the case of David and Goliath; also a duel.
Webster 1913