hootch n.— «They bunk in thin-skinned metal “hootches,” similar to the containers that transport merchandise on ships.» —“The Doctors of War” by Bob Drury Men’s Health Jan. 30, 2006. (source: Double...
down range adv.— «The Landstuhl facility, the largest American military hospital outside the United States, sits atop a small mountain overlooking the town of the same name.…A quarter of its multinational patients arrive with hard...
rain iron v. phr.— «Though surrounded by sandbags piled 5 feet high, they offer little safety from a direct hit by a rocket or mortar, which are lobbed over the wire nightly. “Raining iron,” the soldiers call it, and smile...
dust-off n.— «Everything I do in there just gives me that much more confidence on a dust-off.…It’s the same for every medic I work with.» —“The Doctors of War” by Bob Drury Men’s Health Jan. 30, 2006...
nuffy
n.— «It’s a bit of a nuffy (Australian slang for retard) call.» —“Windies start war of words” by Neil Reid Stuff (New Zealand) Feb. 5, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
petrocollapse n.— «There are several other “volets” or parts of the emerging 2006 Petrocollapse: notably the sequels to the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, and the ongoing but mutating Al Qaeda phenomenon.» —“Why is...