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dead soldiers

dead soldiers is the plural of dead soldier.

Meaning of dead soldier

Noun

dead soldier (plural dead soldiers)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) An empty container, usually a bottle or can which contained an alcoholic beverage.
    • Another Dead Soldier! (Lays the bottle gently on its side.)1968, William Handley, Flesh and Blood, page 15

Questions about dead soldiers

What is dead soldiers the plural of?
Dead soldiers is the plural of dead soldier.

Words near dead soldiers in the dictionary

  1. dead silence
  2. dead silences
  3. dead sleep
  4. dead sleeps
  5. dead soldier
  6. dead soldiers
  7. dead space
  8. dead spaces
  9. dead spot
  10. dead spots
  11. dead stand

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