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Terms for subject Military (74177 entries)

delay	del
delay	dl
delay	dla
delay	dly
delay (to)	To slow down the enemy's progression in a direction or in an area by the action of mobile detachments, through fires and obstacles. (FRA)
DAB	delay action bomb
DC	delay code
DDF	delay detonating fuze
delay from alternate positions	Requires two manoeuvre units in a single sector. While the first is fighting, the second occupies the next position in depth and prepares to assume responsibility for the operation and support by fire the disengagement of the first force. The first force disengages and passes through or around the second, moving to resume the delay from a position in greater depth, while the second force takes up the fight.
delay from successive positions	Performed when a sector is so wide that available forces cannot occupy more than a single line of positions at a time. Manoeuvre units delay continuously on and between positions throughout their sectors, fighting rearward from one position to another, holding each one as long as possible or for a specified time.
DF	delay fuze
DI	delay indefinite
DL	delay line
DU	delay unit
DA	delayed arming
DD	delayed delivery
DEP	delayed enlistment program
Delayed Entry Program	DEP
DI	delayed ignition
DOLLS	delayed opening leaflet system