| 词汇 | baggage-train |
| 释义 | baggage train noun[ C ] military specializeduk /ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ ˌtreɪn/ us /ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ ˌtreɪn/ especially in the past, a group of people and vehicles, for example carts or wagons pulled by horses, that follow an army and bring equipment, supplies, and services that soldiers need: Baggage trains would often be chaotic and diverse collections of people, including women, preachers, "barber surgeons", and suppliers of food and ale. Herds of cattle and large baggage trains followed the troops. Synonym supply train The infantry and a single battery of 15-pound guns would not arrive until the following morning and most of the baggage train was a day behind that. As part of the baggage train that followed the army, women would nurse, launder for, and feed the troops. He rode at the head of 15,000 soldiers and a baggage train 30,000 strong, including thousands of heavily laden camels. The military terms "baggage train" and "supply train" predate and do not imply a railway train, though railways are often employed for modern logistics. Parts of armies & groups of servicemen battalion bomb disposal bomb squad cadre cavalry Coast Guardsman combat patrol corps detachment militia paratroops patrol seal squad squadron task force the Coast Guard the Marine Corps the tip of the spearidiom WRAC |
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