dragoon
v. force, pressure into doing something n. cavalry soldier | ||||
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DRAGOON Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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DRAGOON
<language> A distributed, concurrent, object-oriented Ada-based language developed in the Esprit DRAGON project by Colin Atkinson at Imperial College in 1989 (Now at University of Houston, Clear Lake). DRAGOON supports object-oriented programming for embeddable systems and is presently implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
["Object-Oriented Reuse, Concurrency and Distribution: An Ada-Based Approach", C. Atkinson, A-W 1991, ISBN 0-2015-6-5277].
(1999-11-22)
<language> A distributed, concurrent, object-oriented Ada-based language developed in the Esprit DRAGON project by Colin Atkinson at Imperial College in 1989 (Now at University of Houston, Clear Lake). DRAGOON supports object-oriented programming for embeddable systems and is presently implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
["Object-Oriented Reuse, Concurrency and Distribution: An Ada-Based Approach", C. Atkinson, A-W 1991, ISBN 0-2015-6-5277].
(1999-11-22)
DRAGOON Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Dragoon
(v. t.)
To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
(v. t.)
To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute.
(n.)
Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.
(n.)
A variety of pigeon.
(v. t.)
To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
(v. t.)
To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute.
(n.)
Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.
(n.)
A variety of pigeon.
| WordNet 2.0 |
dragoon
Noun
1. a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
(hypernym) cavalryman, trooper
Verb
1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
(synonym) sandbag, railroad
(hypernym) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
2. subjugate by imposing troops
(hypernym) subjugate, subject
Noun
1. a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
(hypernym) cavalryman, trooper
Verb
1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
(synonym) sandbag, railroad
(hypernym) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
2. subjugate by imposing troops
(hypernym) subjugate, subject
| The Devil's Dictionary |
DRAGOON
Dragoon, (n.)
A soldier who combines dash and steadiness in so equal measure that he makes his advances on foot and his retreats on horseback.
Dragoon, (n.)
A soldier who combines dash and steadiness in so equal measure that he makes his advances on foot and his retreats on horseback.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
dragoon
dragoon
\dra*goon"\ (dr&adot;*g&oomac;n"), n. [f. dragon dragon, dragoon, fr. l. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with a dragon on it). the name was given from the sense standard. see dragon.]
1. ((mil.) formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.
2. a variety of pigeon. larke.
dragoon
bird (zo?l.), the umbrella bird.
dragoon
\dra*goon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. dragooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. dragooning.] 1. to harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
2. to compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute. the colonies may be influenced to anything, but they can be dragooned to nothing. lewis the fourteenth is justly censured for trying to dragoon his subjects to heaven.
dragoon
n : a member of a european military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen v
1. compel by threatening [syn: railroad]
2. subjugate by imposing troops
similar words(1)
dragoon bird
dragoon
\dra*goon"\ (dr&adot;*g&oomac;n"), n. [f. dragon dragon, dragoon, fr. l. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with a dragon on it). the name was given from the sense standard. see dragon.]
1. ((mil.) formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.
2. a variety of pigeon. larke.
dragoon
bird (zo?l.), the umbrella bird.
dragoon
\dra*goon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. dragooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. dragooning.] 1. to harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
2. to compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute. the colonies may be influenced to anything, but they can be dragooned to nothing. lewis the fourteenth is justly censured for trying to dragoon his subjects to heaven.
dragoon
n : a member of a european military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen v
1. compel by threatening [syn: railroad]
2. subjugate by imposing troops
similar words(1)
dragoon bird
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dragoon
In the British army, a cavalryman
In the British army, a cavalryman
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
dragoon
marcach m.
marcach m.
DRAGOON Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| International Relations and Security Acronyms |
DRAGOON
World War II final plan for the invasion of southern France (15 August 1944); code name was changed from ANVIL on 27 July 1944)
World War II final plan for the invasion of southern France (15 August 1944); code name was changed from ANVIL on 27 July 1944)
DRAGOON Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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DRAGOON Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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