Pentomicadj.

Brit.

/pɛnˈtɒmɪk/, U.S.

/pɛnˈtɑmɪk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: penta- comb. form, atomic adj.

Etymology: Blend of penta- comb. form and atomic adj.

Military (originally and chiefly U.S.). Now historical.

Of or belonging to an army divided into five ‘battlegroups’, intended to cope with the likely conditions of nuclear war.A Pentomic plan was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1956. The system of infantry battalions and regiments used during the Second World War (1939–45) and the Korean War (1950–3) was replaced by a structure of five self-contained forces of 13,500 troops each, capable of independent operations. The new divisions were lightly armed so as to form highly mobile units, supported by conventional and nuclear missiles. The Pentomic structure suffered from logistical difficulties, and was superseded in the early 1960s by the Reorganization Objective Army Division concept, which reinstituted infantry battalions as administratively and tactically independent task forces.

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Pentomic1956

mixed-manned1963

1956 Washington Post 28 Dec. 1/8 The Army announced last night that it will begin reducing the manpower of its divisions early next year and revamp them into new-style ‘Pentomic’ units geared for atomic warfare.

1963 Times 10 Jan. 11/7 The Australian Army had adapted for its own use the American ‘pentomic’ formation.

1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 6 May 31/2 Localized Soviet attacks would be countered..by the Pentomic army equipped with a variety of sophisticated, low-yield nuclear weapons.

1992 H. N. Schwarzkopf It doesn't take Hero vi. 73 I'd put in for the 101st because it was part of the vanguard, the Strategic Army Corps, and had lately attracted publicity as America's first ‘Pentomic’ division.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pentomic
释义	Pentomicadj. Brit. /pɛnˈtɒmɪk/, U.S. /pɛnˈtɑmɪk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: penta- comb. form, atomic adj. Etymology: Blend of penta- comb. form and atomic adj. Military (originally and chiefly U.S.). Now historical. Of or belonging to an army divided into five ‘battlegroups’, intended to cope with the likely conditions of nuclear war.A Pentomic plan was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1956. The system of infantry battalions and regiments used during the Second World War (1939–45) and the Korean War (1950–3) was replaced by a structure of five self-contained forces of 13,500 troops each, capable of independent operations. The new divisions were lightly armed so as to form highly mobile units, supported by conventional and nuclear missiles. The Pentomic structure suffered from logistical difficulties, and was superseded in the early 1960s by the Reorganization Objective Army Division concept, which reinstituted infantry battalions as administratively and tactically independent task forces. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > [adjective] > other types Pentomic1956 mixed-manned1963 1956 Washington Post 28 Dec. 1/8 The Army announced last night that it will begin reducing the manpower of its divisions early next year and revamp them into new-style ‘Pentomic’ units geared for atomic warfare. 1963 Times 10 Jan. 11/7 The Australian Army had adapted for its own use the American ‘pentomic’ formation. 1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 6 May 31/2 Localized Soviet attacks would be countered..by the Pentomic army equipped with a variety of sophisticated, low-yield nuclear weapons. 1992 H. N. Schwarzkopf It doesn't take Hero vi. 73 I'd put in for the 101st because it was part of the vanguard, the Strategic Army Corps, and had lately attracted publicity as America's first ‘Pentomic’ division. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1956
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