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1. abatis, n. View full entry 1758
...Mil. A defensive barricade or entanglement constructed using sharpened stakes or felled trees positioned with their branches pointing towards the enemy to delay or repel attackers....
2. abatised, adj. View full entry 1777
...That is defended by an abatis (abatis); (also) formed into an abatis. Also fig. and in figurative contexts....
3. abolla, n. View full entry 1700
...In the ancient Roman world: a kind of thick cloak, worn by peasants, soldiers, and others (and, as an affectation, by philosophers)....
4. acharnement, n. View full entry 1756
...Bloodthirsty fury, spec. in the course of a military attack; ferocity. Also in extended use: ferocious enthusiasm, gusto; an instance of this....
5. Adj., n.2 View full entry 1708
...= adjutant2; also as a title, preceding a surname....
6. aerostat, n. View full entry 1784
...A lighter-than-air aircraft; spec. a balloon. In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare....
7. aggressively, adv. View full entry 1793
...In an aggressive manner....
8. † agminal, adj. View full entry 1727
...Of or relating to a troop (of soldiers)....
9. † aguerried, adj. View full entry 1735
...Accustomed to or trained for war. (Not found in English contexts.)...
10. aide, n. View full entry 1762
...An assistant, a helper. In early use freq. in military contexts....
11. aiguillette, n. View full entry 1792
...= aglet (chiefly in sense 2b)....
12. † aim-frontlet, n. View full entry 1745
...A piece of wood shaped to fit around the muzzle of a cannon so as to make it level with the breech, and formerly used to help with sighting....
13. à la débandade, adv. (and adj.) View full entry 1779
...In a manner or by a method not restricted by formation, discipline, or rules; in disordered haste; in confusion, disorder, or disarray; randomly. Occas. as ...
14. Alemannian, adj. and n. View full entry 1712
...App.: of or relating to the Holy Roman Empire. Cf. AlmainObs.nonce-use....
15. alignment, n. View full entry 1742
...The result of arranging in or along a line, or into appropriate relative positions; the layout or orientation of a thing or things disposed in this way. Also: a group of things...
16. † amusette, n. View full entry 1762
...A light field-cannon, invented by Marshal Saxe, formerly used in mountain warfare....
17. anabasis, n. View full entry 1706
...A going up, a march up, a military advance; the special title of the advance of Cyrus the Younger into Asia, as narrated by Xenophon; also transferred to other expeditions....
18. angel-shot, n. View full entry 1731
...A species of chain-shot used to destroy the rigging of ships, etc., consisting of the (2 or 4) segments of a hollow ball, attached by chains to a central disk; these appendages...
19. annunciade, n. View full entry 1706
...A name given to:...
