sand and spinach

noun

A form of camouflage in dull green and olive colors.

Meanings

nounsand and spinach (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountablegovernmentA form of camouflage in dull green and olive colors.

    He left to supervise the repainting of the Flying Fortress. It was already beginning to sport the British "sand and spinach" color scheme […]

    2012, Stuart Slade, A Mighty Endeavor, page 81
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APA

sand and spinach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20and%20spinach

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“sand and spinach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20and%20spinach. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sand and spinach,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20and%20spinach.

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