Military History Terminology

noun a military strategy involving the construction of defensive walls or fortifications around a besieged city or fortress

• The army used contravallation tactics to surround the enemy fortress.
• The soldiers set up contravallation walls to block off the enemy.
• We gotta build some contravallation stuff to keep them out.
• Her emotional walls were like contravallation, keeping everyone at a distance.

noun a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target

adjective relating to or characteristic of a kamikaze; reckless or potentially self-destructive

• The kamikaze pilots were known for their sacrificial missions during World War II.
• I can't believe he drove like a kamikaze on the highway!
• She's so kamikaze when it comes to trying new things.
• Launching a new product without a proper plan is like a kamikaze mission in business.

noun a member of the American Civil War Round Table, an organization dedicated to the study of the American Civil War

• The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is a prestigious organization that promotes collaboration among universities worldwide.
• I heard that ACW is hosting a conference next month, are you attending?
• I can't believe ACW won the basketball tournament, they were the underdogs!
• The ACW of the company, the administrative team, works behind the scenes to ensure everything runs smoothly.