… ound Plate

In shelters and cover-trenches, plates to prevent the ends of the rafters from sinking unevenly into the ground. … enmd Scoots. — Scouts whose special mi ion is to ascertain if the ground in the immediate front is suitable for cavalry, and, if not, to indicate where points of pa age may. be found. They are designated in advance and are equipped with wire. cutters. … Section. — In gunnery, the zone of dispersion. In connection with the effective ranges of shrapnel balls it will be found that many balls impacting near the outer limit of a ground energy. sec … are ineffective due to lack of man-killing ennd Strips. — A method of signaling from the ground to an aeroplane by white strips of cloth which are placed on the ground. … onp. — On. outpost duty, a sentry post of from three to eight.