roulementn.

Brit.

/ˈruːlmɒ̃/, U.S.

/ˈrulmən(t)/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French roulement.

Etymology: < French roulement (1812 with reference to rotation of tasks in general, 1911 in a military context), specific sense development of roulement act of rolling (1538 in Middle French) < rouler roll v.² + -ment -ment suffix.Not fully naturalized in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (rulmaṅ) /rulmɑ̃/.

British. Military.

Rotation of units, members, or equipment of the armed forces; relief of troops. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [noun] > rotation of units or relief of troops

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1918 W. S. Churchill Telegram 31 Mar. in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1977) IV. Compan. i. 290 Although roulement can proceed on both sides, this is a formidable preponderance and it tells more and more as reserves are used up.

1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 July 567/1 After the Lys offensive he was in what was known as the roulement, the transfer of troops to the Rheims area.

1971 H. Wilson Labour Govt. (1974) xix. 467 Moreover, there was a problem of rotating troops, what is known in the West as roulement.

2007 U.K. Land Operations in Iraq 2007 (House of Commons: Defence Comm.) i. 5 The Secretary of State for Defence stated that, by the end of the next routine roulement of UK forces in Iraq,..overall force levels would be reduced.

Compounds

General attributive, as roulement tour, roulement unit, etc.

ΚΠ

1977 Guardian Weekly 14 Aug. 4/2 Their individual battle tours on Irish soil..Roger spent four months here once with his roulement unit.

1986 B. H. Reid in Y. Alexander & A. O' Day Ireland's Terrorist Dilemma xiii. 252 The only alternative was to increase the emergency roulement tours from four to six months.

1990 Daily Tel. 29 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 36/3 UN troops are provided on a roulement basis.

2006 M. Edwards Friendly Fire 123 I know you'll be going as the Roulement Battalion to the Province.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roulement
释义	roulementn. Brit. /ˈruːlmɒ̃/, U.S. /ˈrulmən(t)/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French roulement. Etymology: < French roulement (1812 with reference to rotation of tasks in general, 1911 in a military context), specific sense development of roulement act of rolling (1538 in Middle French) < rouler roll v.² + -ment -ment suffix.Not fully naturalized in English. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (rulmaṅ) /rulmɑ̃/. British. Military. Rotation of units, members, or equipment of the armed forces; relief of troops. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [noun] > rotation of units or relief of troops relief1513 roulement1918 1918 W. S. Churchill Telegram 31 Mar. in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1977) IV. Compan. i. 290 Although roulement can proceed on both sides, this is a formidable preponderance and it tells more and more as reserves are used up. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 July 567/1 After the Lys offensive he was in what was known as the roulement, the transfer of troops to the Rheims area. 1971 H. Wilson Labour Govt. (1974) xix. 467 Moreover, there was a problem of rotating troops, what is known in the West as roulement. 2007 U.K. Land Operations in Iraq 2007 (House of Commons: Defence Comm.) i. 5 The Secretary of State for Defence stated that, by the end of the next routine roulement of UK forces in Iraq,..overall force levels would be reduced. Compounds General attributive, as roulement tour, roulement unit, etc. ΚΠ 1977 Guardian Weekly 14 Aug. 4/2 Their individual battle tours on Irish soil..Roger spent four months here once with his roulement unit. 1986 B. H. Reid in Y. Alexander & A. O' Day Ireland's Terrorist Dilemma xiii. 252 The only alternative was to increase the emergency roulement tours from four to six months. 1990 Daily Tel. 29 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 36/3 UN troops are provided on a roulement basis. 2006 M. Edwards Friendly Fire 123 I know you'll be going as the Roulement Battalion to the Province. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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