PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION

Meaning of PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION in English

a popular US song during World War II , written in 1942 by Frank Loesser. It was based on words said by a US Navy chaplain (= priest) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor .

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PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION — ист "Молитесь господу и начинайте раздавать боеприпасы" Расхожая фраза периода нападения японцев на Перл-Харбор [Pearl Harbor] в 1941. Принадлежит капеллану Хауэллу М. …
PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION — ("Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition") ист. "Молитесь господу и начинайте раздавать боеприпасы" Расхожая фраза периода нападения японцев на …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMMUNITION — munition
English interlingue dictionary
LORD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bentinck William Henry Cavendish Lord Lord Byron Cange Charles du Fresne Lord du Lord …
Английский словарь Британика
PRAISE — I. ˈprāz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English preisen, praisen, from Middle French preisier to prize, value, praise, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PASS — I. ˈpas, ˈpaa(ə)s, ˈpais, ˈpȧs verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English passen, from Old French passer, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LORD — I. ˈlȯ(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)d, sometimes chiefly Brit ˈləd esp in exclamations & in the form of address “My Lord” used by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMMUNITION — I. ˌamyəˈnishən, chiefly in substand speech ˌaməˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: obsolete French amunition, amonition, from Middle French, alteration …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAISE — (v.) The object, ground, or reason of praise.
Английский словарь Webster
PRAISE — (v.) Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling …
Английский словарь Webster
AMMUNITION — (v. t.) To provide with ammunition.
Английский словарь Webster
PRAISE — ( v. ) The object, ground, or reason of praise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMMUNITION — ( v. t. ) To provide with ammunition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAISE — — praiseful , adj. — praisefully , adv. — praiseless , adj. — praiser , n. /prayz/ , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PASS — — passless , adj. /pas, pahs/ , v.t. 1. to move past; go by: to pass another car on the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMMUNITION — /am'yeuh nish"euhn/ , n. 1. the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMMUNITION — noun Etymology: obsolete French amunition, from Middle French, alteration of munition Date: 1607 1. a. : the projectiles with their …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRAISE — v the object, ground, or reason of praise. 2. praise ·v to value; to appraise. 3. praise ·v commendation for …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
LORD — noun the savior; jesus christ. 2. lord ·noun the supreme being; jehovah. 3. lord ·noun a husband. 4. lord ·vt …
Webster English vocab
AMMUNITION — vt to provide with ammunition. 2. ammunition ·noun any stock of missiles, literal or figurative. 3. ammunition ·noun military stores, …
Webster English vocab
LORD — ■ noun a man of noble rank or high office. ↘( Lord ) (in the UK) a title given formally …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRAISE — [praise] vb praised ; prais.ing [ME, fr. OF preisier to prize, praise, fr. LL pretiare to prize, fr. L pretium …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LORD — in Great Britain, a general title for a prince or sovereign or for a feudal superior (especially a feudal tenant …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMMUNITION — the projectiles and propelling charges used in small arms, artillery, and other guns. Ammunition size is usually expressed in terms …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMMUNITION — ammunition BrE AmE ˌæm ju ˈnɪʃ ə n -jə- AmE \ -jə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRAISE — / preɪz; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. (also less frequent praises [ pl. ]) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASS — / pɑːs; NAmE pæs/ verb , noun ■ verb MOVE 1. to move past or to the other side of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LORD — / lɔːd; NAmE lɔːrd/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] (in Britain) a man of high rank …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMMUNITION — / ˌæmjuˈnɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. a supply of bullets, etc. to be fired from guns 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAISE — I. praise 1 /preɪz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: preisier , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PASS — I. pass 1 S1 W1 /pɑːs $ pæs/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ pass , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LORD — I. lord 1 S3 W2 /lɔːd $ lɔːrd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hlaford , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LORD — Lord BrE AmE noun [singular] 1 . a) a title of God or Jesus Christ, used when praying: Thank you, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMMUNITION — am ‧ mu ‧ ni ‧ tion /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃ ə n, ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1500-1600 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRAISE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 express warm approval or admiration of. 2 glorify (God) in words. --n. the act or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PASS — v. & n. --v. (past part. passed) (see also PAST). 1 intr. (often foll. by along, by, down, on, etc.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LORD — n., int., & v. --n. 1 a master or ruler. 2 hist. a feudal superior, esp. of a manor. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRAISE — v. & n. v.tr. 1 express warm approval or admiration of. 2 glorify (God) in words. n. the act or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PASS — v. & n. v. (past part. passed) (see also PAST). 1 intr. (often foll. by along, by, down, on, etc.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LORD — n., int., & v. n. 1 a master or ruler. 2 hist. a feudal superior, esp. of a manor. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRAISE — v. & n. --v.tr. 1. express warm approval or admiration of. 2 glorify (God) in words. --n. the act or …
Oxford English vocab
PASS — 1. v. & n. --v. (past part. passed) (see also PAST). 1. intr. (often foll. by along, by, down, on, …
Oxford English vocab
LORD — n., int., & v. --n. 1. a master or ruler. 2 hist. a feudal superior, esp. of a manor. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
PRAISE — ( praises, praising, praised) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASS — ( passes, passing, passed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. To pass …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LORD — ( lords) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. In Britain, a lord …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMMUNITION — 1. Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns. He had only seven rounds of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAISE — (~s, praising, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LORD — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. In Britain, a ~ is …
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AMMUNITION — 1. Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns. He had only seven rounds of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PRAISE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a critic praises sth ▪ The play was highly praised by critics and the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PASS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill is passed by parliament (= it is made into a law ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LORD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES drunk as a lord ( also drunk as a skunk ) (= very drunk …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LORD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE good ▪ Even Protestants - and the good Lord knows how mistaken they are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMMUNITION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES live ammunition ▪ Troops fired live ammunition to disperse the crowd. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMMUNITION — [informal] ammo [noun] [U] - objects that can be shot from a weapon, esp. bullets, bombs, etc.a good supply of …
Cambridge English vocab
LORD — n. Lord's Supper Bentinck William Henry Cavendish Lord Lord Byron Cange Charles du Fresne Lord du Lord Chamberlain's Men Churchill …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRAISE — Synonyms and related words : acclaim, acclamation, accolade, acknowledgment, adoration, adore, adulate, adulation, aggrandize, apotheosis, apotheosize, applaud, applause, approbation, approval, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRAISE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable , effusive , extravagant , fulsome , glowing , great , high , lavish , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AMMUNITION — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ live ▪ blank ( esp. BrE ) ▪ artillery … OF AMMUNITION ▪ round VERB + AMMUNITION ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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