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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: drumhead court-martial (0.00933 detik)
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: drumhead court-martial
drumhead court-martial
n : a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences
committed in action
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Drumhead court-martial
Drumhead
\Drum"head`\, n.
1. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
[1913 Webster]
2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for
levers used in turning it. See Illust. of
Capstan.
[1913 Webster]
Drumhead court-martial (Mil.), a summary court-martial
called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of
march, when, sometimes, a drumhead has to do service as a
writing table.
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