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sand and spinach

sand and spinach noun: a form of camouflage in dull green and olive colors.

sand and spinach: a form of camouflage in dull green and olive colors
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Noun

sand and spinach (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) A form of camouflage in dull green and olive colors.
    • He left to supervise the repainting of the Flying Fortress. It was already beginning to sport the British "sand and spinach" color scheme […]2012, Stuart Slade, A Mighty Endeavor, page 81

Questions about sand and spinach

What does sand and spinach mean?
Sand and spinach means a form of camouflage in dull green and olive colors.
What part of speech is sand and spinach?
Sand and spinach is a noun.

Words near sand and spinach in the dictionary

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  4. sancyites
  5. sand
  6. sand and spinach
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  8. sand art
  9. sand asp
  10. sand badger
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