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combat shower

combat shower
 n.— «”Combat showers” are four minutes or less to conserve water, barely enough time to wash off all the sand and dust.» —“A Long Way From The Sea” by Jennifer Grogan in Camp Bucca, Iraq  TheDay.com May 4, 20008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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