Unit 17. Military Operations

Word

Definition

Example

allegiance

loyalty

Soldiers have to swear allegiance to the Crown

artillery

a set of large guns that shoot powerful shells

Naval gunfire and ground-based artillery are generally less accurate than many aircraft-borne weapons.

battle

to fight against

The battle of Trafalgar was the most decisive British victory of the war

cease

to stop

Quality management techniques cease to be a tool to improve the company's performance and instead become an end in themselves

hierarchy

a system of levels of importance

Aristotle used a hierarchy to organize the animal kingdom

to be in the trenches

in the middle of the hardest fighting or work

The boss understands the difficulties we face here in the trenches.

mobilize

to start moving

Troops have been mobilizing for the past three weeks.

rank

to put into order depending on importance or achievement

He joined the company in 2008 and has been rising through the ranks ever since

ratio

the relationship of one number to another

The ratio of men to women at the conference was ten to one

strategic

related to long-term plans for achieving a goal

These problems demonstrate the importance of strategic planning.