Olive-drab Uniform (Noun)
Meaning
Military uniform of the United States Army; made from cloth of a dull olive color.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The olive-drab uniform was standard issue for United States Army personnel serving in combat zones during World War II.
- After donning their olive-drab uniform, the recruits marched out to the parade grounds for drill practice.
- Soldiers wearing olive-drab uniforms moved stealthily through the jungle during the early days of the Vietnam War.
- All US Army enlisted men wore the same style of olive-drab uniform from the 1950s until the introduction of the Battle Dress Uniform.
- Officer cadets learned the proper way to iron and care for their olive-drab uniforms during officer candidate school.