Meanings
- uncountableThe jargon of the military.
They were terrorists, for sure—Tangos in militaryspeak.
2011, Lucianne Rivers, Entice Me, Entangled Publishing, LLC, →ISBN2 more examples
The military had been reticent over casualty figures (defined in militaryspeak as 'collateral damage') during the slaughters of new militarist adventures in Grenada and Panama.
1997, Richard Keeble, Secret State, Silent Press: New Militarism, the Gulf and the Modern Image of Warfare, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 150Harsh ratcheting sounds came from outside the SUV, penetrating the constant feed from the military band radio. The soldiers spoke in cryptic responses. Schofield was picking up the militaryspeak, but a lot of it remained Greek to him.
2013, Mel Odom, Renegade, Tyndale, →ISBN, page 162
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