tunnel rat
tunnel rat noun: a soldier trained to enter enclosed enemy spaces like tunnel systems to search them and eliminate and/or capture any occupants.
Noun
tunnel rat (plural tunnel rats)
- A soldier trained to enter enclosed enemy spaces like tunnel systems to search them and eliminate and/or capture any occupants.
- He had been serving as a tunnel rat with the 1st Engineer Battalion's team of “Diehard Tunnel Rats.” This group was based in Lai Khe and flew by helicopter to tunnel sites within the division's area of operations.2006, Douglas Bey, Wizard 6: A Combat Psychiatrist in Vietnam, Texas A & M University Press
Forms of tunnel rat
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Questions about tunnel rat
- What does tunnel rat mean?
- Tunnel rat means a soldier trained to enter enclosed enemy spaces like tunnel systems to search them and eliminate and/or capture any occupants.
- What part of speech is tunnel rat?
- Tunnel rat is a noun.
- What is the plural of tunnel rat?
- The plural of tunnel rat is tunnel rats.
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