单词 | field return |
释义 | > as lemmasfield return field return n. U.S. Military (now historical) an official report detailing the current strength of a body of troops in the field. ΚΠ 1743 Rep. Comm. S.-Carolina Assembly Exped. against St. Augustine 29 The Field-Return was Three Hundred and Seventy-eight Men, besides Field Officers, Voluntiers and Cadets. 1891 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 276 After calling from each corps commander for a field return of the number of his troops, the discussion turned on the probabilities of the morrow. 1996 N. C. Hughes Bentonville xiv. 222 Seated in comfortable armchairs, armed with field returns, we know Sherman's strengths and we know Johnston's weaknesses. < as lemmas |
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