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DRESS RANKS [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (Military)
CONT

All ranks wear the same pattern of [operational] dress which are designed for wear in combat conditions and as dress of the day in many of the CA [Canadian Army] organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habillement (Militaire)
CONT

Les militaires de tous les grades portent le même modèle de tenue [opérationnelle]. Elle est conçue pour être portée dans des conditions de combat et comme tenue du jour dans de nombreuses organisations de l'AC [Armée canadienne].

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The CWO [chief warrant officer] shall turn left, march out four paces, turn about and proceed to dress the front and rear ranks...

OBS

dress a rank: expression usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • dress the ranks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

L’adjuc [adjudant-chef] tourne à gauche, s’éloigne de quatre pas, fait demi-tour et aligne le rang avant ainsi que le rang arrière [...]

OBS

aligner un rang : expression habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • aligner les rangs

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (Military)
DEF

Any badge that is worn on a helmet.

OBS

In British military terminology, the phrase refers to the large star-shaped badge worn by all ranks on the blue cloth helmet adopted in 1878 and used in full dress until the outbreak of World War I.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habillement (Militaire)

Spanish

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