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100 Words Every Military Interpreter Should Know

August 1, 2026

100 Words Every Military Interpreter Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. advance move forward toward enemy
2. affirmative yes; confirmed
3. airstrike attack by military aircraft
4. ambush surprise attack from concealment
5. ammunition bullets, shells, or rounds
6. artillery large-caliber heavy guns
7. assault violent attack on a position
8. azimuth horizontal direction angle
9. barracks building for soldiers to live
10. base main military installation
11. bearing direction to a point
12. blockade isolation to prevent movement
13. border line between countries
14. breach break through a barrier
15. bunker protected defensive shelter
16. camouflage concealment by blending in
17. casualty person killed or wounded
18. ceasefire temporary stop to fighting
19. checkpoint controlled place for inspection
20. command authority to direct forces
21. convoy group of vehicles traveling together
22. coordinates map location numbers
23. copy message understood and received
24. deployment movement to operational area
25. detainee person held in custody
26. detonate cause to explode
27. dig in prepare defensive fighting position
28. drone unmanned aircraft or vehicle
29. embassy official diplomatic mission
30. enemy opposing force in conflict
31. engage enter combat with enemy
32. escort accompany for protection
33. evacuate remove from danger area
34. extract remove personnel from area
35. flank side of a formation
36. frequency radio channel setting
37. friendly own or allied forces
38. frontline area of direct fighting
39. garrison troops stationed at a place
40. grenade small hand-thrown explosive
41. grid map reference system
42. headquarters command center of a unit
43. helicopter rotary-wing aircraft
44. helmet protective headgear
45. hold maintain control of position
46. hostage person held as leverage
47. IED improvised explosive device
48. infiltrate enter secretly to gain access
49. insurgent armed rebel against authority
50. intel information about enemy activities
51. interrogate question for information
52. KIA killed in action
53. logistics movement and supply support
54. machine gun automatic rapid-fire gun
55. map diagram of an area
56. medic military medical specialist
57. MIA missing in action
58. mine hidden explosive device
59. missile guided explosive weapon
60. mission assigned military task or operation
61. mortar short-range indirect weapon
62. negative no; not confirmed
63. negotiate discuss terms to reach agreement
64. objective specific goal of an operation
65. orders instructions from a superior
66. out conversation is ended
67. outpost small remote military position
68. over my transmission is finished
69. patrol reconnaissance or security movement
70. peacekeeping maintaining peace in conflict area
71. perimeter outer defensive boundary
72. pistol small handheld firearm
73. prisoner captured person in war
74. radio device for voice communication
75. rear back part of formation
76. receive get a radio message
77. reinforcement additional troops or support
78. resupply provide more supplies
79. retreat withdraw from enemy contact
80. rifle shoulder-fired firearm
81. rocket self-propelled projectile
82. secure make safe or controlled
83. signal transmitted sign or message
84. sitrep situation report
85. sniper shooter attacking from concealment
86. sortie single operational mission
87. stand by wait for further instructions
88. surrender give up to opposing force
89. surveillance close observation of activity
90. tank armored tracked fighting vehicle
91. target intended objective or aim
92. terrain physical features of land
93. transmit send a radio message
94. treaty formal agreement between states
95. trench long defensive ditch
96. uniform standard military clothing
97. unit organized military group
98. valley low land between hills
99. weapon instrument used to fight
100. wilco will comply with order
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