chalk
n.— «The evening before the flight I was informed, joy of joys, that I would be the movement commander for one plane load of soldiers (in military parlance a “chalk”).» —“Out Of Washington” by majorsamuel The Kosovo Kronichles Jan. 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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