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WW1 Quiz “Over the Top” Terms Flashcards

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A signal, given by siren, to announce that it is now safe to remove one’s gas mask after a gas attack

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All Safe

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Weapon used to fire very large projectiles. Howitzers, guns, and mortars are types of artillery. Popularly known as cannons

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Artillery

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Steel blade, shaped like a short sword, that is fixed at the end of a rifle and used for hand-to-hand combat

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Bayonet

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A place that is designated for soldiers to receive food and shelter

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Billet

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From the French word boulli, meaning boiled. Meat that is pickled or canned, usually corned beef

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Bully Beef

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Type of wire used for establishing telephone connections between posts

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Communication wire

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A unit of soldiers, normally consisting of 100 men

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Company

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A badge of honour, a medal awarded for bravery

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Decoration

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Floor sections made of wooden slats which can be laid on wet, muddy, or cold surfaces

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Duck-boards

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Shelter dug on the side of the trench, in the ground, used as living quarters, for storage of supplies, or for protection

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Dugout

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Narrow ledge, located inside a trench, that allows soldiers to see over the parapet

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Firesteps

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Nickname used by Allied soldiers to describe Germans

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Fritz

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Cloth and/or rubber mask connected to an air filter and used to protect the face and lungs from poison gas

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Gas mask

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Permission given to soldiers to go home for an extended period of time

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Home leave

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Short form for “Headquarters”; a place from which military commanders perform their duties

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HQ

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Nickname used by Allied soldiers to describe Germans

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Jerry

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German word meaning “emperor.” During the First World War, the Kaiser of Germany was Wilhelm II

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Kaiser

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As in “crater’s lip”; the edge of a large hole

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Lip

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To waste time

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Lollygagging

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A type of cannon used to fire projectiles at high angles

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Mortar

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The narrow, muddy, treeless stretch of land, characterized by numerous shell holes, that separated German and Allied trenches during the First World War. Being in No Man’s Land was considered very dangerous because it offered little to no protection for soldiers

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No Man’s Land

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The inner wall of a trench, made of earth and wood and topped with sandbags, to protect soldiers

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Parapet

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Metal pin that is removed to activate a grenade

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Pin

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A unit of soldiers, normally consisting of 50 men

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Platoon

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Type of gas which gives off a poisonous vapour, designed to kill, injure, or disable a soldier by inhalation or contact

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Poison gas

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Cloth strip made of wool and wrapped around the leg, from ankle to knee, to prevent trousers from being torn or soiled

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Puttees

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A tunnel within a trench, dug to a point beneath the enemy’s trenches

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Sap

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A portion or division of a large military area

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Sector

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An artillery projectile containing an explosive bursting charge

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Shell

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A soldier, armed with a rifle and usually well hidden, who shoots at exposed individuals of an enemy’s forces

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Sniper

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Permission given to soldiers to leave their defensive positions when an attack by the enemy is deemed unlikely

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“Stand down”

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German hand grenade; small, metal container, attached to a stick, which explodes after it is thrown

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Stick grenade

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Nickname used by German soldiers to describe British (and Canadian) soldiers

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Tommy

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A long, deep, and narrow hole in the ground, with the earth thrown up in front, dug to protect soldiers from bullets and other projectiles

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Trench

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A type of military back-pack, made of sturdy canvas and containing numerous pouches for carrying the ammunition, water bottle, bayonet, food, clothing, and personal belongings of a soldier

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Webbing

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The area of military operations during the First World War which ran from Belgium l, through northern France, and to the Swiss border

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Western Front

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A specific task assigned to an individual or group, usually entailing physical labour

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Work detail

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