troop-carrying
1Troop — Troop, v. t. {To troop the colors} or {To troop the colours} (Mil.), in the British army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in carrying the colors, accompanied by the band and escort, slowly before the troops drawn up in single file… …
2troop carrier — troop ,carrier noun count a vehicle, especially a ship or airplane, used for carrying troops …
3Troop sleeper — In United States railroad terminology, a troop sleeper was a railroad passenger car which had been constructed to serve as something of a mobile barracks (essentially, a sleeping car) for transporting troops over distances sufficient to require… …
4troop carrier — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms troop carrier : singular troop carrier plural troop carriers a vehicle, especially a ship or plane, used for carrying troops …
5troop — 01. The United States has sent [troops] into Yugoslavia in order to bring stability to the troubled region. 02. Nigeria has sent a force of 500 peace keeping [troops] into the region. 03. There are reports of China massing its [troops] on the… …
6troop carrier — 1. a transport airplane used for carrying troops and their equipment. 2. an armored vehicle, often amphibious and mounted with light weapons, for transporting infantry troops and equipment. [1920 25] * * * …
7troop carrier — noun (C) a ship, aircraft, or vehicle used for carrying soldiers …
8troop the colors — phrasal Britain : to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in carrying the colors slowly before elements of the Brigade of Guards (as on the sovereign s birthday) …
9To troop the colors — Troop Troop, v. t. {To troop the colors} or {To troop the colours} (Mil.), in the British army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in carrying the colors, accompanied by the band and escort, slowly before the troops drawn up in single… …
10To troop the colours — Troop Troop, v. t. {To troop the colors} or {To troop the colours} (Mil.), in the British army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in carrying the colors, accompanied by the band and escort, slowly before the troops drawn up in single… …
