quartermaster

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Q0018700 (kwôr′tər-măs′tər)n. Abbr. QM1. An officer responsible for the food, clothing, and equipment of troops.2. A petty officer responsible for the steering of a ship.

quartermaster

(ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə) n1. (Military) an officer responsible for accommodation, food, and equipment in a military unit2. (Nautical Terms) a rating in the navy, usually a petty officer, with particular responsibility for steering a ship and other navigational duties

quar•ter•mas•ter

(ˈkwɔr tərˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər)

n. 1. a military officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, food, etc., for a body of troops. 2. a petty officer having charge of a ship's helm and its navigating apparatus. [1400–50]

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quartermaster - an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troopsarmy officer - an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army officer"

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军需官

quarter

(ˈkwoːtə) noun1. one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing. There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.四分之一2. in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar. （美国，加拿大的）二十五分硬币 3. a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live. He lives in the Polish quarter of the town. （城市中的）地区 4. a direction. People were coming at me from all quarters.方向5. mercy shown to an enemy. 宽恕6. the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg. a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters. （常指大型动物）包括整条腿的大块肉 7. the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself. 上弦月或下弦月（月球公转的四分之一） 8. one of four equal periods of play in some games. （某些比赛的）四分之一场 9. a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length. （每学年分为四学期制度中的）一学期 verb1. to cut into four equal parts. We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.把...分为四等分2. to divide by four. If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.用四除3. to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay. The soldiers were quartered all over the town. 驻扎，住宿 ˈquarterly adjective happening, published etc once every three months. a quarterly journal; quarterly payments.季度的 adverb once every three months. We pay our electricity bill quarterly.按季度地plural ˈquarterlies –noun a magazine etc which is published once every three months. 季刊ˈquarters noun plural a place to stay especially for soldiers. 营房ˈquarter-deck noun the part of the upper deck of a ship between the stern and the mast nearest it. 后甲板ˌquarter-ˈfinal noun (often in plural) the third-last round in a competition. 四分之一决赛，复赛 ˌquarter-ˈfinalist noun参加四分之一决赛的运动员或运动队ˈquartermaster noun an officer whose job is to provide soldiers with food, transport, a place to live etc. 军需官at close quarters close to; close together. The soldiers were fighting with the enemy at close quarters. 逼近地，接近地

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a rating in the navy, usually a petty officer, with particular responsibility for steering a ship and other navigational duties

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the posts of persons in the armed forces who direct the supply of troops with food, weapons, and military maintenance equipment and who organize everyday services for the personnel.

The post of quartermaster (intendant) originated in France in the 15th century. Intendants directed the various branches of government administration (military and maritime commissaries and commissaries of trade, finance, justice, and so on). Posts of intendants of provinces were created later but then were abolished after the Great French Revolution. Since the 19th century quartermasters have directed only the supply of troops. In Russia from 1801 to 1808 there was a post of quartermaster-general (general-intendant) that supervised both the commissary and provisions departments.

In 1864, the Main Quartermaster Directorate was formed in the Ministry of War and quartermaster positions were created from the highest level to the divisional level. Up to World War I, quartermaster directorates existed in the Russian Army (main, district, fortress, corps, and division) as distribution bodies and commissary establishments (warehouses, workshops, bakeries).

The Red Army in 1935 introduced military titles for military maintenance and administrative personnel: quartermaster technician second and first class, quartermaster third, second, and first class, brigade quartermaster, division quartermaster, corps quartermaster, and army quartermaster. In May 1940 general ranks, with “quartermaster service” added to the title, were introduced for the high commanding personnel of the quartermaster service. In the same year, the post of chief quartermaster of the Red Army was created, along with quartermasters of districts and armies. The quartermasters directed supply of food, clothing, transport, and housing. In March 1942 regular military ranks with the suffix “quartermaster service” were introduced for officers of administrative services.

The post of quartermaster (intendani) was abolished in the Soviet Army in 1955, and its functions were transferred to related rear-line services. In most foreign armies (including the USA, Great Britain, and West Germany) the functions of intendancy are fulfilled by quartermaster, administrative, and other services.

Quartermaster

(quartermaster sergeant—Russian, kap-tenarmus; from French capitaine d’armes), the official in a com-pany (battery, squadron) responsible for registration andcustody of weapons and stores in the company depot. In Russia, the post of quartermaster was created in 1716 and retained until1917; in the Soviet Army the post existed from 1918 until the1950’s.

Quartermaster

(1) An official (general or officer) of the main or general staff of the armies of France, Prussia, Germany, Russia, and other countries from the 16th to the 20th century in charge of mainly operational questions.

(2) In Russia, an official in a regiment (officer) responsible for various types of administrative work. Such an officer was called a kvartirmistr. From 1881 the post was held by a regimental finance officer, a commander of a noncombatant company, or a weapons officer. In the Soviet Army up until 1928 there existed the post of quartermaster, who was in charge of food and supplies in the regiment.

(3) An official of the department of the army quartermaster general in the armed forces of Great Britain and of the quartermaster service in the armed forces of the USA in charge of providing the ground forces with all types of supplies, quartering the troops, repairing equipment, and so forth.

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