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单词 wooden cross
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wooden cross
wooden cross n. Military slang a wooden cross on a serviceman's grave; hence, death in action regarded ironically as an award of merit.
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the world > life > death > manner of death > [noun] > violent death > death in battle
supreme sacrifice1878
wooden cross1917
1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 314 Wooden Cross, two pieces of wood in the form of a cross placed at the head of a Tommy's grave.
1919 in Amer. Speech 1972 (1975) 47 117 Seven of the ‘Blue Tails’ went down to get their Wooden Crosses.
1949 A. Murphy To Hell & Back xvi. 195 There is no other branch of the army that offers so many chances for the Purple Heart, the Distinguished Wooden Cross, the Royal Order of the Mattress Covers.
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