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Book: Civil War on Sunday
Words & Phrases

Jack and Annie travel back in time to the American Civil War period. These are what they see in the battlefields:

  Noun Picture Meaning
1. field hospitals
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field hospitals Medical centers on a battlefield
2. cots
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cots Narrow foldable beds with a canvas surface or thin mattress
3. stretchers
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stretchers Devices used to carry people who are sick, injured or dead
4. cannons
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cannons Weapons that fire heavy iron balls through an iron tube
5. muskets
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muskets Shoulder guns with long barrels
6. bombs
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bombs Devices that contain explosive or destructive material
7. trenches
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trenches Long deep holes dug in the ground with steep sides
8. canteen
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canteen A small container used by soldiers for carrying drinking water

Reference: Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary, MSN Encarta Dictionary