"troop" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Had troops gone in and dug the Taliban out of their caves?
- These losses would have been reduced had the troops dug in.
- French troops also dug six mass graves this week in a national wildlife park.
- The troops immediately dug in, building redoubts and entrenchments.
- First thing tomorrow, get the troops to dig some trenches near the hangars.
- When, on 21 October, their left wing became imperilled, the troops dug in and the line of the salient was formed.
- Mexican federal troops dug in around Naco and were almost under constant attack by the rebels.
- The troops dug many of the fortifications and trenches with hand shovels.
- The Soviet troops dug in and managed to repel another counter-attack, with fighting lasting throughout the day.
- Without training for stationary warfare, the troops merely dug shallow pits in the soil.
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