noun
1 in the army/air force
ADJECTIVE
▪ army
▪ drill
▪
He had a voice like a drill ~.
▪ supply ( in the US )
▪ staff
▪ platoon
▪ chief master , first , master ( all in the US )
▪
We line up while platoon ~s and the company's first ~ confer at the head of the formation.
▪ gunnery ( in the US )
▪ flight ( in the UK )
▪ colour ( in the UK )
▪
Accommodation was provided to Gurkhas holding the rank of colour ~ or above.
▪ recruiting ( usually figurative )
▪
a powerful recruiting ~ for terrorist organizations
2 in the police
ADJECTIVE
▪ police
▪ detective ( in the UK )
▪
Detective Sergeant Peter Wiles
▪ desk , duty
▪
Visitors to the police station should report to the duty ~.
▪ custody ( in the UK )
PHRASES
▪ the rank of ~