War Words

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War Words

World War II Air Battles

The World At War

aggression	An unprovoked attack by an enemy
alien	A foreigner in a belligerent country
ammunition	Shells, bombs, military stores
amnesty	A general pardon of offenders
annihilate	To reduce to nothing
armistice	An agreement by belligerents to stop fighting
arsenal	A place where naval or military weapons are made or stored
bandolier	A broad belt worn by cadets across the right shoulder and across the chest with pockets for carrying cartridges g cartridges
battalion	The main division of an army
bayonet	A short sword fixed on to the end of a gun
belligerents	Nations carrying on warfare
besiege	To surround a place with the intention of capturing it
bivouac	An encampment in the open air
bivouac	To camp in the open air without tents or covering
bulletin	Official reports on the progress of the War
canteen	A place where soldiers can buy drinks and other refreshments
canteen	A container for drinks
capitulate	To surrender to an enemy on agreed terms
casualties	The killed or wounded in battle
cavalry	Horse-soldiers
commandeer	To seize for military use
conscript	A person who is forced by law to become a soldier
conscription	Compulsory enrolment as soldiers or sailors
contraband	Smuggling of goods or engaging in prohibited traffic
convoy	A number of ships travelling together under escort for the sake of safety
demobilise	To release from the army
diplomacy	The art of conducting negotiations between nations
embargo	An order prohibiting ships to leave the ports
espionage	The act or practice of spying
evacuate	To remove from one place to another to avoid the destruction of war
furlough	A soldier's holiday
fusillade	A number of firearms being discharged continuously
garrison	A body of soldiers stationed in a fortress to defend it
garrison	A fortified place defended by soldiers, cannons, etc.
guerilla-war	An irregular warfare conducted by scattered or independent bands
I. E. D.	An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs. Today, there are an estimated 110 million anti-personnel mines in the ground and another 250 million stockpiled in at least 108 countries around the world.
infantry	Foot-soldiers
intern	To keep citizens of another country in confinement
invade	To enter a country as an enemy
manoeuvre	Skilful movement of ships or troops in order to secure an advantage over the enemy
mobilize	To make troops, ships etc. ready for war service
neutral	Taking neither side in the struggle, that is, not assisting either of the belligerents
N.V.G.	A night-vision device (NVD), also known as night optical/observation device (NOD) and night-vision goggles (NVG), The first military night-vision devices were introduced by the GermanArmy as early as 1939 and were used in World War II
ordnance	Heavy guns, artillery and army stores
parachute	An apparatus which opens like an umbrella to enable a person to drop safely from an aircraft
parole	A promise given by a prisoner not to try to escape if given temporary release
puttees	A long strip of cloth bound round the foot of soldiers from the ankle to the knee
reconnoiter	To make an examination or preliminary survey of enemy territory or military objective
recruit	A soldier recently enlisted for service
reveille	Music for awakening soldiers in the morning Reveille, from the French word ‘reveillez’, meaning to ‘wake-up’, was originally played as a drum beat just prior to daybreak. Its purpose is to wake up the sleeping soldiers and to let the sentries know that they could cease challenging. It was also a signal to open the town gates and let out the horse guard, allowing them to do a reconnaissance of the immediate area beyond the walls.
salvo	The firing of many guns at the same time to mark an occasion, usually seven soldiers fire three volleys for a 21 gun slaute
volley	A shower of bullets

World War II Air Battles

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The World At War

Reference

1300–1200 BCE

Trojan War (dates uncertain)

1200–1100 BCE

Trojan War (dates uncertain)

800–700 BCE

First Messenian War (c. 735–715 BCE)

Lelantine War (c. 720–680 BCE; dates uncertain)

700–600 BCE

Lelantine War (c.720–680 BCE; dates uncertain)

Second Messenian War (c. 660 BCE)

500–400 BCE

Greco-Persian Wars (492–449 BCE)

Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE)

400–300 BCE

Lamian War (323–322 BCE)

300–200 BCE

First Punic War (264–241 BCE)

Second Punic War (218–201 BCE)

200–100 BCE

Third Punic War (149–146 BCE)

100 BCE–100 CE

Gallic Wars (58–50 BCE)

600–700

Jinshin-no-ran (672)

1000–1300

Explanation for Student Compendium
File	Includes
Abbreviations	A shortened form of a word or phrase. ANU - Australian National University
Acronyms	An acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the first letter (or first few letters) of each word in a phrase or title. Sometimes, the newly combined letters create a new word that becomes a part of everyday language. An example of this is the acronym radar. Also includes Mnemonics Educational Acronyms, Information Technolgy Acronyms,
Adjectives	a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words * Priest = Sacerdotal
Animals	Types of animals, Sounds the make, Where do they live, Collective names of animals Apes - gibber, Camel live in Australia, Sahara & Arabia, names = Bull - is called a heifer
Antonyms	a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad - good ). Opposites = Absent - present
Big_Words for small	Small word with big word alternative Anger - Dudgeon * bold - Audacious
Business_Terms_Glossary	Terms used in business
Characteristics	A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them A partner in crime - accomplice
Church	Words pertaining to the church A passage between the pews in a church - Aisle
Commonly_confused_words	Similar sounding words with different meanings also Homonyms Council, an administrative or advisory body, do not confuse with counsel, advice or guidance.
Communication	All about communication see also A History of Communication
Computer_terms	All computer terms (ASCII, Binary, Unicode)
Countries	Names given to certain towns or countries includes facts about climate Aberdeen - The Granite City The Torrid Zone has the hottest climate Zinc - Mexico, U.S.A., Spain
Death	Words pertaining to death Occurring after death - posthumous
Diminutives	A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive wordis a "cute" version of a word or name: for example, "duckling" is a diminutive of "duck" and Billy is a diminutive form of the name William Cask - casket
Famous_People	Famous world discoveries of countries continents, includes Australian discoverers Matthew Flinders -discovered Bass Strait. * Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908
Figurative_Expressions	Explanation of a word, words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage Aloof -To keep to oneself and not mix with others.
Flags of the world	Flags of countries in the world includes a countries quiz
Gender	Gender list of male female Actor - Actress
Geography	Countries of the world and Geographical facts The Circumference of the earth is approxinmately 24,800 miles.
Gods	List of gods and goddesses War - Mars
Government	Australian and UK government with words denoting government Australian Government
Grammar	Explains grammar syntax and verbs adjectives nouns etc. Explains various uses of nouns verbs etc.
Homonyms	each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins Shoe Shoo
Human_Relationships	The art of living together includes senses, elements, cardinal numbers, cardinal virtues THE ART OF LIVING - Consideration for the feelings of others
Inventions	Alphabetical list of the most important inventions Clock (pendulum) - Christian Huygens
Kings_Queens	List of kings and queens of Britain with facts and information EGBERT 827 - 839
Literary	Practical list of words explained in a sentence or phrase A book in which the events of each day are recorded - Diary
Marriage	Words pertaining to marriage included anniversary gifts A hater of marriage - misogamist
Medical	Medical terms in use today A disease confined to a particular district or place - endemic
Metaphors	Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated
Miscellaneous	Sounds that things make, description of various venues or habitats, special calendar dates, Aussie slang words, Mnemonics All Fools' Day - 1st April - Aussie slang - sounds that things make etc.
Names	Names of persons or things, occupations, and a description of word meanings i.e. Terrestrial = Earth Various names explained Bird of night - Owl
Nature	Words connected to nature A four-footed animal - quadruped
Negatives	a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal That which cannot be pierced or penetrated - impenetrable
Nouns	Explanation of nouns, COMMON Nouns, PROPER Nouns, COLLECTIVE Nouns and ABSTRACT Nouns. sit - seat (when to use Nouns)
Numbers	Numbers of animals things i.e. A number of Cattle = herd A number of fish taken in a net - catch, haul
Opposites	a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else. Unable to read - il-literate
Other	Special days, Aussies slang and any other items not covered in this list Any other items that might be of interest
Patron Saints	List of Patron Saints St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland
Phobias	Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
Places	A list of places A place where bees are kept = apiary A place where fishes are kept - aquarium
Possessive_Case	The case which is used to show possession is called the possessive case or genitive case. In case of nouns, an apostrophe is used to show it. Is the case which denotes the owner or possessor
Prefixes	All Prefixes
Professions	List of various professions The commander of a fleet - Admiral
Proverbs	Famous proverbs A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A bad beginning makes a good ending.
Quotes	Serious Quotes and some Witty funny one liners Someone has glued my pack of cards together...I cannot deal with it!
Sayings	Famous sayings as a drowned rat. - as ancient as the sun—as the stars.
Science_and_Arts	List of words used in Science or Art An instrument for detecting earthquakes - seismograph
Scientific_Terms	Explanation of scientific items like barometer The science of land management - agronomics
Seven_Wonders	The seven wonders of the ancient world with explanations The Pyramids of Egypt
Similes	Words to use as a Simile which is a phrase that describes one thing in terms of another. A simile usually begins with like or as. *Archates - a good friend Belt = to hit below the belt**
Synonyms	List of words or phrases that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another abandon....... desert, forsake, leave.
Thesaurus	Understanding words, Incorrect Use of Words, Thesaurus of Words :Thesaurus - abandon = abandoned, abandoning, abandonment, abandons affluent =having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value,words explained and incorrect use of words
UrbanMyths	The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor."
War	Words used in war Nations carrying on warfare - belligerents
Weddings	Anniversary dates and wedding information
Words_to_Verbs	Words shown in noun or verb strong - strengthen
Zodiac_signs	Signs of the Zodiac

Norman Conquest (1066)

Crusades (1095–1291; sporadically thereafter)

Gempei War (1180–85)

Barons’ War (1264–67)

1300–1400

Hundred Years’ War (c. 1337–1453)

War of the Eight Saints (1375–78)

1400–1500

Hundred Years’ War (c. 1337–1453)

Thirteen Years’ War (1454–66)

Wars of the Roses (1455–85)

?nin War (1467–77)

1500–1600

Count’s War (1534–36)

Araucanian Wars (1541–58)

Livonian War (1558–83)

Eighty Years’ War (1568–1648)

War of the Three Henrys (1587–89)

1600–1700

Eighty Years’ War (1568–1648)

Kalmar War (1611–13)

Thirty Years’ War (1618–48)

Powhatan War (1622–44)

Bishops’ Wars (1639; 1640)

English Civil Wars (1642–51)

First Northern War (1655–60)

War of Devolution (1667–68)

King Philip’s War (1675–76)

War of the Grand Alliance (1689–97)

King William’s War (1689–97)

1700–1800

Second Northern War (1700–21)

War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14)

War of the Emboabas (1708–09)

Carnatic Wars (1746–48; 1749–54; 1758–63)

Queen Anne’s War (1702–13)

Yamasee War (1715–16)

War of the Polish Succession (1733–38)

War of Jenkins’ Ear (1739–48)

War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48)

King George’s War (1744–48)

French and Indian War (1754–63)

Silesian Wars (1740–42; 1744–45; 1756–62)

Seven Years’ War (1756–63)

Lord Dunmore’s War (1774)

Rohilla War (1774)

American Revolution (1775–83)

First Maratha War (1775–82)

War of the Bavarian Succession (1778–79)

Cape Frontier Wars (1779–1879)

French Revolution (1787–99)

French revolutionary wars (1792–1801)

1800–1900

Cape Frontier Wars (1779–1879)

French revolutionary wars (1792–1801)

War of the Oranges (1801)

Tripolitan War (1801–05)

Second Maratha War (1803–05)

Third Maratha War (1817–18)

Napoleonic Wars (1803–15)

Black War (1804–30)

Peninsular War (1808–14)

War of 1812 (1812–15)

Creek War (1813–14)

War of Greek Independence (1821–32)

Padri War (1821–37)

Naning War (1831–32)

Pastry War (1838–39)

Mexican-American War (1846–48)

Crimean War (1853–56)

Bleeding Kansas (1854–59)

American Civil War (1861–65)

War of the Triple Alliance (1864/65–70)

Seven Weeks’ War (1866)

Selangor Civil War (1867–73)

Franco-German War (1870–71)

Acehnese War (1873–1904)

Red River Indian War (1874–75)

Serbo-Turkish War (1876–78)

Anglo-Zulu War (1879)

War of the Pacific (1879–83)

Gun War (1880–81)

Sino-French War (1883–85)

Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885–86)

Sino-Japanese War (1894–95)

Spanish-American War (1898)

Philippine-American War (1899–1902)

South African War (1899–1902)

The War of a Thousand Days (1899–1903)

1900–2000

Acehnese War (1873–1904)

Philippine-American War (1899–1902)

South African War (1899–1902)

The War of a Thousand Days (1899–1903)

Boxer Rebellion (1900–01)

Moro Wars (1901–13)

Russo-Japanese War (1904–05)

Pig War (1906–09)

Mexican Revolution (1910–20)

Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)

World War I (1914–18)

Baltic War of Liberation (1918–20)

Russian Civil War (1918–20)

Russo-Polish War (1919–20)

Rif War (1921–26)

Chaco War (1932–35)

Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–36)

Spanish Civil War (1936–39)

Sino-Japanese War (1937–45)

Phony War (1939–40; no actual hostilities)

Russo-Finnish War (1939–40)

World War II (1939–45)

Greek Civil War (1944–45; 1946–49)

Arab-Israeli wars (1948–49; 1956; 1967; 1973; 1982)

Korean War (1950–53)

Algerian War (1954–62)

Vietnam War (1954–75)

Six-Day War (1967)

War of Attrition (1969–70)

Yom Kippur War (1973)

Dirty War (1976–83)

Afghan War (1978–92)

Iran-Iraq War (1980–88)

Falkland Islands War (1982)

Persian Gulf War (1990–91)

Bosnian conflict (1992–95)

Kosovo conflict (1998–99)

2000–

Afghanistan War (2001–14)

Iraq War (2003–11)

Syrian Civil War (2012– )

resources

Explanation for Student Compendium
File	Includes
SC001_abreviations	A shortened form of a word or phrase. ANU - Australian National University
SC002_Acronyms	An acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the first letter (or first few letters) of each word in a phrase or title. Sometimes, the newly combined letters create a new word that becomes a part of everyday language. An example of this is the acronym radar. Also includes Mnemonics
SC004_Adjectives	a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words * Priest = Sacerdotal
SC003_Animals	Types of animals, Sounds the make, Where do they live, Collective names of animals Apes - gibber, Camel live in Australia, Sahara & Arabia, names = Bull - is called a heifer
SC004_Antonyms	a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad - good ). Opposites = Absent - present
SC005_Big_Words for small	Small word with big word alternative Anger - Dudgeon * bold - Audacious
SC006_Characteristics	A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them A partner in crime - accomplice
SC007_Church	Words pertaining to the church A passage between the pews in a church - Aisle
SC007_Commonly_confused_words	Similar sounding words with different meanings also Homonyms Council, an administrative or advisory body, do not confuse with counsel, advice or guidance.
SC008_Countries	Names given to certain towns or countries includes facts about climate Aberdeen - The Granite City The Torrid Zone has the hottest climate Zinc - Mexico, U.S.A., Spain
SC013 Death Words pertaining to	Words pertaining to death Occurring after death - posthumous
SC009_Diminutives	A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive wordis a "cute" version of a word or name: for example, "duckling" is a diminutive of "duck" and Billy is a diminutive form of the name William Cask - casket
SC010_Famous	Famous world discoveries of countries continents, includes Australian discoverers Matthew Flinders -discovered Bass Strait. * Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908
SC011_Figurative_Expressions	Explanation of a word, words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage Aloof -To keep to oneself and not mix with others.
SC012_Gender	Gender list of male female Actor - Actress
SC013_Geography	Countries of the world and Geographical facts The Circumference of the earth is approxinmately 24,800 miles.
SC014_Gods	List of gods and goddesses War - Mars
SC015_Government	Australian and UK government with words denoting government Australian Government
SC016_Grammar	Explains grammar syntax and verbs adjectives nouns etc. Explains various uses of nouns verbs etc.
SC017_Human_Relationships	The art of living together includes senses, elements, cardinal numbers, cardinal virtues THE ART OF LIVING - Consideration for the feelings of others
SC018_Inventions	Alphabetical list of the most important inventions Clock (pendulum) - Christian Huygens
SC019_Kings_Queens of UK	List of kings and queens of Britain with facts and information EGBERT 827 - 839
SC020_Literary	Practical list of words explained in a sentence or phrase A book in which the events of each day are recorded - Diary
SC021_Marriage	Words pertaining to marriage included anniversary gifts A hater of marriage - misogamist
SC022_Medical	Medical terms in use today A disease confined to a particular district or place - endemic
SC044_Metaphors	Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated
SC023_Miscellaneous	Sounds that things make, description of various venues or habitats, special calendar dates, Aussie slang words, Mnemonics All Fools' Day - 1st April - Aussie slang - sounds that things make etc.
SC024_Nouns	Explanation of nouns, COMMON Nouns, PROPER Nouns, COLLECTIVE Nouns and ABSTRACT Nouns. sit - seat (when to use Nouns)
SC025_Names	Names of persons or things, occupations, and a description of word meanings i.e. Terrestrial = Earth Various names explained Bird of night - Owl
SC026_Nature	Words connected to nature A four-footed animal - quadruped
SC027_Negatives	a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal That which cannot be pierced or penetrated - impenetrable
SC028_Numbers	Numbers of animals things i.e. A number of Cattle = herd A number of fish taken in a net - catch, haul
SC029_Opposites	a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else. Unable to read - il-literate
SC030_Patron Saints	List of Patron Saints St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland
SC031_Places	A list of places A place where bees are kept = apiary A place where fishes are kept - aquarium
SC032_Possessive_Case	The case which is used to show possession is called the possessive case or genitive case. In case of nouns, an apostrophe is used to show it. Is the case which denotes the owner or possessor
SC045_Phobias	Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
SC033_Professions	List of various professions The commander of a fleet - Admiral
SC034_Similes	Words to use as a Simile which is a phrase that describes one thing in terms of another. A simile usually begins with like or as. *Archates - a good friend Belt = to hit below the belt**
SC035_Proverbs	Famous proverbs A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A bad beginning makes a good ending.
SC048_Sayings	Famous sayings as a drowned rat. - as ancient as the sun—as the stars.
SC036_Science_and_Arts	List of words used in Science or Art An instrument for detecting earthquakes - seismograph
SC037_Scientific_Terms	Explanation of scientific items like barometer The science of land management - agronomics
SC038_Seven_Wonders	The seven wonders of the ancient world with explanations The Pyramids of Egypt
SC039_Synonyms	List of words or phrases that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another abandon....... desert, forsake, leave.
SC040_War	Words used in war Nations carrying on warfare - belligerents
SC041_Witty Quotes	Witty funny one liners Someone has glued my pack of cards together...I cannot deal with it!
SC042_Words_to_Verbs	Words shown in noun or verb strong - strengthen
SC043_Other	Special days, Aussies slang and any other items not covered in this list Any other items that might be of interest
SC044_Metaphors	Using images to convey messages Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated
SC045_Phobias	A list of Phobias that cover a range of topics Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
SC046_Death	Occurring after death - posthumous
SC047_Thesaurus	Understanding words, Incorrect Use of Words, Thesaurus of Words :Thesaurus - abandon = abandoned, abandoning, abandonment, abandons affluent =having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value,words explained and incorrect use of words
SC048_Sayings	as afraid as a grasshopper.
SC049_UrbanMyths	The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor."
SC050_Zodiac_signs	Signs of the Zodiac
SC051 Computer Terms	All computer terms (ASCII, Binary, Unicode)
SC052 Weddings	Anniversary dates and wedding information
SC053 Prefixes	All Prefixes
SC054_communication	All about communication see also A History of Communication