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cargo-200

cargo-200 noun: casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military.

Noun

cargo-200 (uncountable)

  1. (euphemistic, code word) Casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military.

Forms of cargo-200

alternative formcargo 200

Origin of cargo-200

Calque of Russian груз-200 (gruz-200), груз-две́сти (gruz-dvésti). Various theories exist regarding the Russian term.

Words formed from cargo-200

Questions about cargo-200

What does cargo-200 mean?
Cargo-200 means casualties for transportation in the Soviet and modern Russian military.
What part of speech is cargo-200?
Cargo-200 is a noun.

Words near cargo-200 in the dictionary

  1. cargo ships
  2. cargo shorts
  3. cargo trousers
  4. cargo vessel
  5. cargo vessels
  6. cargo-200
  7. cargoe
  8. cargoed
  9. cargoes
  10. cargoid
  11. cargoids

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