Vocabulary
depot
[dee-poh]
noun
1.a railroad station.
2.a bus station.
3.Military .
a.a place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution.
b.(formerly) a place where recruits are assembled for classification, initial training, and assignment to active units.
Sergeant
[sahr-juh
nt]
nt]noun
1.a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
2.U.S. Air Force . any noncommissioned officer above the rank of airman first class.
3.a police officer ranking immediately below a captain or a lieutenant in the U.S. and immediately below an inspector in Britain.
lanky
[lang-kee]
adjective, lank·i·er, lank·i·est.
ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
grenade
[gri-neyd]
noun
1.a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
2.a similar missile containing a chemical, as for dispersing tear gas or fire-extinguishing substances.
muzzle
[muhz-uhl]
l]noun
1.the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
2.the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose.
3.a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc.
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