battle dress uniform

noun

: a military uniform for field service

Examples of battle dress uniform in a Sentence

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Only time and necessity forced me to don a thicker skin along with my battle dress uniform. WSJ, 24 Sep. 2021 Security is handled by soldiers who are assigned to the prison and work both inside and outside the court in battle dress uniforms. Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of battle dress uniform was in 1939

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“Battle dress uniform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battle%20dress%20uniform. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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