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QWERTY, one of the few native English words with Q not followed by U, is derived from the first six letters of a standard keyboard layout. In English, the letter Q is almost always followed immediately by the letter U, e.g. quiz, quarry, question, squirrel. However, there are some exceptions.
War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486797168. Hakim, Joy (1995). A History of Us: War, Peace and all that Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509514-6. Jacobson, Gary (August 14, 1994). "Humor best way to remove last of 'Bohicans' resistance". The Dallas Morning News. p. 7H
Aft: Any part of the ship closer to the stern than you currently are. [11] All Hands: The entire ship's crew to include all officers and enlisted. [11] Aye, Aye: Response acknowledging and understanding a command. [11] Bow: Front of the ship. [11] Below: Any deck beneath the one you are currently on. [11] Burner, Burner Go: Afterburner on full ...
cattalo, from cattle and buffalo [2]; donkra, from donkey and zebra (progeny of donkey stallion and zebra mare) cf. zedonk below; llamanaco, from llama and guanaco [3]; wholphin, from whale and dolphin [2]
Can also be used to imply generosity; q.v. Hrólf Kraki. N: Skáldskaparmál: gold, sometimes amber Freyja's tears Derived from the story of when Freyja could not find Óðr, her husband, the tears she shed were gold, and the trees which her tears fell upon were transmuted into amber. N: Harald Fairhair: lord of the northmen dróttin Norðmanna: ON
Ansatz (attack) – First World War military term, used in National Socialist vocabulary in the same ways as the word Einsatz, though less frequently; one referred to bringing a piece of equipment, troops or a weapon "zum Ansatz" (into attack, or play). Anschluss – unification of Austria and Germany
Chinese surveillance camera maker Hikvision said it hopes to be "treated fairly" by the US after the Financial Times reported that Washington may impose fresh sanctions on the firm for its alleged ...
US Millitary-issued A-ration. Military terminology refers to the terms and language of military organizations, personnel, and military doctrine.Much like other forms of corporate jargon, military terminology is distinguishable from colloquial language by its use of new or repurposed words and phrases typically only understandable by current and former members of the military or associated ...