单词 | rest camp |
释义 | > as lemmasrest camp rest camp n. chiefly Military (a) a temporary camp or lodging, esp. for soldiers on active duty; (b) (slang) a cemetery. ΚΠ 1849 Public Documents, U.S. Senate 73 I have determined to undertake it with a very early start, as they say there is good grass for the rest camps. 1919 Lit. Digest 29 Mar. 44 A trench-mortar shell hit so close..that I was completely buried and for a moment or two thought I was going to a rest camp (cemetery). 1971 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 27 Mar. 23/3 Incidentally, all Natal Parks Board rest camps are fully booked in the Easter holidays. 1997 B. A. Watson When Soldiers Quit iv. 57 The rest camps were bitter places, many as unappealing as sectors of the front. < as lemmas |
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