DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL

Meaning of DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL in English

a court-martial held, usually on a battlefield, for the summary trial of charges of offenses committed during military operations.

[ 1825-35; so called from the use of a drumhead as a table during the court-martial ]

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DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL — noun Etymology: from the use of a drumhead as a table Date: 1835 a summary court-martial that tries offenses on …
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DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL — noun Etymology: from its having been held around a drumhead as table : a court-martial to try offenses on the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRUMHEAD COURT MARTIAL — informal brief court martial held on a battlefield for an offense that was committed during military operations
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DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL — Etymology: from the use of a drumhead as a table Date: 1835 : a summary court-martial that tries offenses on …
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DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL — Function: noun Etymology: from the use of a drumhead as a table Date: 1835 : a summary court-martial that tries …
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DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL — [drumhead court-martial] n [fr. the use of a drumhead as a table] (1835): a summary court-martial that tries offenses on …
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DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIAL — военно-полевой суд
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DRUMHEAD COURT MARTIAL — военно-полевой суд
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DRUMHEAD — County: Aberdeenshire Post Code: AB31
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MARTIAL — adj martial (1. pertaining to war; 2. warlike, eager to fight; 3. [Old Chem.] containing iron); lege martial martial law; …
Interlingua English vocab
DRUMHEAD — noun Date: 1622 the material (as skin or plastic) stretched over one or both ends of a drum, the top …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MARTIAL — I Latin Marcus Valerius Martialis born с AD 38/41, Bilbilis, Hispania died с 103 Roman poet. Born in a Roman …
Английский словарь Британика
COURT — I In architecture, an outdoor room surrounded by buildings or walls. Courts have existed in all civilizations from the earliest …
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DRUMHEAD — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: drum (I) + head 1. : the skin stretched over either end of a drum 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COURT — I. ˈkō(ə) r]t, -ȯ(ə)r]t, -ōə]t, -ȯ(ə)]t, usu ]d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARTIAL — ˈmärshəl, ˈmȧsh- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Martialis of the god Mars, from Mart-, Mars, Roman god of war …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARTIAL — (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations.
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MARTIAL — (a.) Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
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MARTIAL — (a.) Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance.
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DRUMHEAD — (n.) The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it. See Illust. of …
Английский словарь Webster
DRUMHEAD — (n.) The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
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MARTIAL — ( a. ) Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MARTIAL — ( a. ) Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to civil; as, martial law; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRUMHEAD — ( n. ) The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it. See …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRUMHEAD — ( n. ) The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MARTIAL — — martialism , n. — martialist , n. — martially , adv. — martialness , n. /mahr"sheuhl/ , adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRUMHEAD — /drum"hed'/ , n. 1. the membrane stretched upon a drum. 2. the top part of a capstan. adj. 3. characteristic …
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DRUMHEAD — n. flat surface of a drum, leather which is stretched over the top of a drum; head of a capstan …
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COURT — I. ˈkȯrt noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French curt, court, from Latin cohort-, cohors enclosure, group, retinue, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRUMHEAD — noun Date: 1622 1. : the material (as skin or plastic) stretched over one or both ends of a drum …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARTIAL — adj practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave. 2. martial ·adj pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the …
Webster English vocab
DRUMHEAD — noun the parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum. 2. drumhead ·noun the top of a capstan …
Webster English vocab
COURT — noun the session of a judicial assembly. 2. court ·noun any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. 3. court ·noun a …
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DRUMHEAD — ■ noun 1》 the membrane or skin of a drum. 2》 a winter cabbage of a flat-topped variety. 3》 chiefly …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DRUMHEAD — [drum.head] n (1622) 1: the material (as skin or plastic) stretched over one or both ends of a drum 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COURT — in architecture, an open area surrounded by buildings or walls. There have been such courts from the earliest recorded times …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARTIAL — born March 1, AD 3841, Bilbilis, Hispania died c. 103 Latin in full Marcus Valerius Martialis Roman poet who brought …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARTIAL — martial, M~ BrE AmE ˈmɑːʃ ə l AmE ˈmɑːrʃ ə l (= marshal) ▷ martial|ly i ▶ ˌ martial ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DRUMHEAD — drumhead BrE AmE ˈdrʌm hed ▷ drumhead|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COURT — / kɔːt; NAmE kɔːrt/ noun , verb ■ noun LAW 1. [ C , U ] the place where legal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARTIAL — mar ‧ tial /ˈmɑːʃ ə l $ ˈmɑːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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MARTIAL — adj. 1 of or appropriate to warfare. 2 warlike, brave; fond of fighting. ømartial arts fighting sports such as judo …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRUMHEAD — n. 1 the skin or membrane of a drum. 2 an eardrum. 3 the circular top of a capstan. 4 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COURT — n. & v. --n. 1 (in full court of law) a an assembly of judges or other persons acting as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARTIAL — adj. 1 of or appropriate to warfare. 2 warlike, brave; fond of fighting. martial arts fighting sports such as judo …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRUMHEAD — n. 1 the skin or membrane of a drum. 2 an eardrum. 3 the circular top of a capstan. 4 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COURT — n. & v. n. 1 (in full court of law) a an assembly of judges or other persons acting as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARTIAL — adj.1 of or appropriate to warfare. 2 warlike, brave; fond of fighting. Phrases and idioms: martial arts fighting sports such …
Oxford English vocab
DRUMHEAD — n.1 the skin or membrane of a drum. 2 an eardrum. 3 the circular top of a capstan. 4 (attrib.) …
Oxford English vocab
COURT — n. & v. --n. 1. (in full court of law) a an assembly of judges or other persons acting as …
Oxford English vocab
COURT — I. NOUN USES /kɔ:(r)t/ ( courts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARTIAL — Martial is used to describe things relating to soldiers or war. ( FORMAL ) The paper was actually twice banned …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARTIAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES impose/declare martial law ▪ The government may declare martial law in response to the latest …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COURT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a case comes before a judge/court ▪ The case came before the federal courts. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARTIAL — [adjective] [not gradable] - relating to soldiers, war or life in the armed forcesa country with a strong martial traditionMartial …
Cambridge English vocab

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