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gravel cruncher

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Source Word

gravel cruncher

US slang

(US, military, slang) A member of the military who is deployed on the ground rather than airborne.

Japanese Meaning

地上で任務を遂行する軍人。つまり、空挺部隊ではなく、地上配備された部隊に所属する兵士を指す。 / 空中作戦ではなく陸上での戦闘や任務に従事する軍人

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The captain told the gravel cruncher to secure the perimeter before the helicopter could land.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

隊長は地上展開の兵士に、ヘリが着陸する前に周囲の警戒を固めるよう命じた。

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(US, military, slang) A member of the military who is deployed on the ground rather than airborne.

They developed a tremendous respect for the gravel crunchers after sweating out a few rounds of artillery and observing at painfully close range how rocky a Korean hill can be.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

gravel crunchers

（ plural ）

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