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Look up: Quarter-master

  1. quartermaster
    [n] - an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. quartermaster
    In a military unit, usually a battalion, the officer in charge of its administration. In combat the quartermaster is responsible for supplying the unit with rations, fuel, and ammunition. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. Quartermaster
    Officer responsible for supplies, uniforms, stores, weaponry etc.
    Found on http://www.southessex.co.uk/

  4. quartermaster
    army officer in charge of supplies
    Found on http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/greatwar

  5. Quartermaster
    Quar'ter·mas`ter noun [ Quarter + master : confer French quartier-maître .] 1. (Mil.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. 2. (Nautical) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/5

  6. quartermaster
    1. An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. ... 2. A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Quartermaster general, in the United States a st ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. quartermaster
    noun an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Quartermaster
    `Quartermaster` refers to two different military occupations. In land armies, it is a term referring to a military individual, or unit, who specializes in supplying and provisioning troops. In naval usage it means a navigator on a ship. The equivalent naval occupation to the land army Quartermaster is purser.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartermast

  9. Quartermaster
    • (n.) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. • (n.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies.Quartermaster: words in the defini...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. quartermaster
    officer who superintends arrangements for the quartering and movement of troops. In Europe the office dates back at least to the 15th century. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/q/4


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9 November 2009

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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