quartermaster train
quartermaster train noun: the vehicles and personnel dedicated to moving supplies which are under the command of the quartermaster.
Noun
quartermaster train (plural quartermaster trains)
- The vehicles and personnel dedicated to moving supplies which are under the command of the quartermaster.
- On the other hand, almost the entire quartermaster company is properly included as the division quartermaster train. It furnishes the nucleus of the transportation pool for the division, and its cargo vehicles are used for transportation of supplies for the division as a whole, and of course for...1943, Military Review - Volume 23, Issue 4, page 48
- In 1931, to provide quartermaster personnel for posts and stations in the United States, the quartermaster train in each active division except the 2d was reduced to two motor companies and a motor repair section.1999, John B. Wilson, Maneuver and Fire Power: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades, →ISBN
Forms of quartermaster train
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Questions about quartermaster train
- What does quartermaster train mean?
- Quartermaster train means the vehicles and personnel dedicated to moving supplies which are under the command of the quartermaster.
- What part of speech is quartermaster train?
- Quartermaster train is a noun.
- What is the plural of quartermaster train?
- The plural of quartermaster train is quartermaster trains.
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