GREEN JACKETS, THE


Meaning of GREEN JACKETS, THE in English

I. ˈGreen ˌJackets, the BrE AmE [P]

⇨ see ↑ Royal Green Jackets

II. ˌRoyal ˈGreen ˌJackets, the BrE AmE ( also Green Jackets, the )

a former ↑ regiment (=a large division of men) in the British army. In 2007 it joined with several other regiments to form The Rifles.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.