Mortaritaville
n.— «The 45-soldier unit has spent the past 14 months guarding Camp Anaconda, the military’s largest support facility in Iraq, about 40 miles north of Baghdad. Soldiers call the place “Mortaritaville,” for the daily mortar attacks it undergoes.» —“Long wait finally over for 2 soldiers, families” by Todd Mcadam Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY) Feb. 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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