covering detachment

  • 1Covering — Cover Cov er (k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Covering party — Cover Cov er (k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3covering force — 1. A force operating apart from the main force for the purpose of intercepting, engaging, delaying, disorganizing, and deceiving the enemy before the enemy can attack the force covered. 2. Any body or detachment of troops which provides security… …

    Military dictionary

  • 4Red Detachment of Women — The Red Detachment of Women is the title of a novel as well as a film and a ballet, both of the latter are based on the novel. This article is about the ballet. The Red Detachment of Women (Chinese: 红色娘子军, pinyin: Hóngsè Niángzǐjūn) is a Chinese… …

    Wikipedia

  • 549th Public Affairs Detachment (Airborne) — infobox Organization name = 49th Public Affairs Detachment (Airborne) image border = size = caption = msize = mcaption = abbreviation = motto = formation = January 25 1968 extinction = type = status = purpose = Assist with public affairs… …

    Wikipedia

  • 6eye disease — Introduction  any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human eye (eye, human).       This article briefly describes the more common diseases of the eye and its associated structures, the methods used in examination and diagnosis, and the… …

    Universalium

  • 7List of Army Cadet Force units — Main article: Army Cadet Force The Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary youth group which sponsored by the Ministry of Defence (British Army). The ACF is largely composed of individual… …

    Wikipedia

  • 8Signals intelligence operational platforms by nation — This article is a subset article under the main article Signals intelligence, which addresses the unifying conceptual and technical factors and common technologies in this intelligence discipline. This article deals with current signals… …

    Wikipedia

  • 9Battle of the Coral Sea — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II …

    Wikipedia

  • 10Order of battle of the Hellenic Army in the First Balkan War — The following is the order of battle of the Hellenic Army during the First Balkan War. Contents 1 Background 2 Mobilization 3 Army of Thessaly 4 Army of Epirus …

    Wikipedia