单词 | military reserve |
释义 | > as lemmasmilitary reserve military reserve n. (a) [compare reserve n. 5b] North American an area set aside by a government or monarch for the use of a nation's armed forces; (b) [compare reserve n. 1c] , non-regular troops called up under exceptional circumstances, reservists. ΚΠ 1797 Upper Canada Gaz. 5 Apr. 3/1 Military reserve. The digging of Holes or Pits for loam on the common, is forbidden. 1856 R. Glisan Jrnl. Army Life 5 June (1874) 337 The Chetcoes were coming up to steal away from the military reserve the Indian prisoners belonging to that tribe. 1900 F. E. Herring Canad. Camp Life 20 We came across an old settler there who told us the Indian name for the place (it's a United States military reserve now) is Chil-tin-um. 1975 Facts on File (Nexis) 23 Aug. 612/2 Almost half of $2.7 billion authorized by congress for military reserve training in fiscal 1974. 2000 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 1: Former U.S.S.R. (B.B.C.) (Nexis) 11 Feb. SU/W0626/S1 The company received several properties from the town and the adjacent military reserve. < as lemmas |
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