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Meaning of "olive drab" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLIVE DRAB

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLIVE DRAB

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Olive drab is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLIVE DRAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

olive drab

Olive (color)

Olive is a dark yellowish-green color, like that of unripe or green olives. As a color word in the English language, it appears in late Middle English. Shaded toward gray, it becomes olive drab. Green olives...

Definition of olive drab in the English dictionary

The definition of olive drab in the dictionary is a dull but fairly strong greyish-olive colour. Other definition of olive drab is cloth or clothes in this colour, esp the uniform of the US Army OD.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLIVE DRAB

olivaceous
Olivares
olivary
olivary body
olive
olive branch
olive brown
olive crown
olive green
olive oil
olive-brown
olive-drab
olive-green
olive-wood
olivenite
Oliver
Olives
olivet
Olivier
olivine

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLIVE DRAB

Arab
catch a crab
crab
drab
grab
hermit crab
horseshoe crab
king crab
krab
mud crab
olive-drab
Pan-Arab
scarab
screen grab
Shatt-al-Arab
smash-and-grab
snow crab
soft-shell crab
spider crab
the Crab

Synonyms and antonyms of olive drab in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «olive drab» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLIVE DRAB

Find out the translation of olive drab to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of olive drab from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «olive drab» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

军绿色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

verde oliva
570 millions of speakers

English

olive drab
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जैतून एकाकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مومس الزيتون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оливковый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verde oliva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলপাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vert olive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zaitun zaitun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

olivgrün
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オリーブドラブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

올리브 칙칙한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Olive drab
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồn tẻ ô liu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆலிவ் நண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑलिव्ह ड्रेब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zeytin yeşili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

olive drab
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

olive Drab
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оливковий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

kaki
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μονότονο ελιάς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

olywe vaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olivgrön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oliven trist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of olive drab

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIVE DRAB»

The term «olive drab» is regularly used and occupies the 71.065 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIVE DRAB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about olive drab

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLIVE DRAB»

Discover the use of olive drab in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to olive drab and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Black, White, & Olive Drab: Racial Integration at Fort ...
"In Black, White, and Olive Drab, Andrew H. Myers redresses this oversight; taking a case-study approach, Myers meticulously weaves together a wide range of official records, newspaper accounts, and personal interviews, revealing the impact ...
Andrew H. Myers, 2006
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The US Army 1941-45
According to AR 6oo-35, 31 March 1944, the official shades were: for service and garrison caps, olive-drab shade No. 51 (dark shade); for breeches and trousers, either olive-drab shade No. 51 (dark shade) or drab shade No. 54 (light shade) ...
Philip R. N. Katcher, Chris Collingwood, 1984
3
Olive Drab: Pom-Poms
Pom-Poms Kori Yate. attributes we can share wherever God plants us. We should be a great asset to our new squad. Acquiring pom-poms of a different color is also a great opportunity for both us and our husbands to seek God again and ...
Kori Yate, 2011
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U.S. Army Uniforms of the Cold War, 1948-1973
Uniform Utilization The wool serge uniform of the early Cold War era was known as the "OD" (pronounced as O-D) uniform not only because it was produced in olive drab, but also to distinguish it from the summer uniform of khaki. Furthermore ...
Shelby L. Stanton, 1998
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Underground railroad in Pennsylvania
Known as the "pinks and greens," it was composed of a wool elastique coat, with a self-belt, in Olive Drab shade 51 and wool elastique trousers of Olive Drab shade 54.' The standard winter service uniform consisted of an Olive Drab shade 33 ...
Shelby L. Stanton, 2001
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Warman's World War II Collectibles: Identification and Price ...
$145 (£88) Overseas Cap, Airborne Infantry Enlisted • Olive drab wool garrison cap with infantry piping and enlisted airborne personnel embroidered insignia. $85 (£52) Overseas Cap, Airborne Artillery Enlisted • Officer quality dark olive drab ...
Michael E. Haskew, 2010
7
Rimes in Olive Drab
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Pierre Roche, 2012
8
Modelling the US Army M4 (75mm) Sherman Medium Tank
This book presents an expert guide to modelling the 75mm gun versions used by the US Army in the ETO, in 1/35 and 1/48 scale.
Steven J. Zaloga, 2012
9
Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms
The Constabulary wore the olive drab coat after the war as a dress uniform. Fig. 70-11. 'Iliis aviation cadet wears the aviation officers ' olive drab shade 5 1 coat. During World War II this coat came unth cither a cloth belt unth metal buckle, used ...
William K. Emerson, 1996
10
Warman's World War II Collectibles: Identification and Price ...
8TH AIR FORCE NAVIGATOR'S SERVICE COAT • Four-pocket olive drab wool elastique service coat with 8th Air Force shoulder sleeve insignia, 1st Lieutenant bars, officer's US and Aviation collar insignia, frosted Navigator's wing pinback ...
John Graf, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLIVE DRAB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term olive drab is used in the context of the following news items.
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You have to see this great WWII gun chest made from scratch (10 …
... before sealing with polyurethane to give it a grimy, broke-in look while the outside is done in an olive drab complete with arsenal stencils. «Guns.com, Jul 15»
2
Undefeated x Beats By Dre Powerbeats2 Wireless
They are done up in Undefeated familiar military motif, sporting an olive drab colorway with black branding. Specs include adjustable earhooks ... «BallerStatus.com, Jul 15»
3
CDM Electronics Now Inventories Amphenol Pcd Field Bus Product …
Standard plating options include RoHS-compliant black, RoHS-compliant green zinc nickel, RoHS-compliant nickel, olive drab cadmium or ... «Satellite PR News, Jul 15»
4
Local Company Raises Money For Marine Killed In Chattanooga …
The shirts are olive drab. They're available online and over a thousand have already been sold. WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karyn Regal reports: ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
5
T-shirt raises money for slain Marine's family
The shirts are olive drab with the words “BELIEVE IN BOSTON” and “In memory of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas J. Sullivan” written in black print. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
July 20, 2015 blotter: Problem, loose dogs, personal information
A middle-aged man wearing an olive drab jacket in a store on Ruby Street reportedly appeared confused and talked about joining the ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
7
Vietnam re-enactment at Pennsylvania Military Museum honors …
BOALSBURG — A small group of men maneuver through the dense bushes, each clad in standard-issue Army-olive drab, each with a loaded ... «Centre Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Former Fort Bragg soldier is one of NASA's newest astronauts
"I will bleed olive drab until the day I die," Morgan said. "I was a soldier first and then a doctor and now an astronaut, but I was a soldier first. «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
9
Thoughts on the weather, reunions and hunting season
An olive drab-colored towel was draped over my shoulder most of the time to mop up the sweat during my time there. It was mandatory to down ... «Columbia Basin Herald, Jul 15»
10
Alexandre Plokhov
Granted, most of the collection erred on the side of Plokhov's signature neutrals, with lots of looks in white, olive drab, navy, and most of all, ... «Style.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Olive drab [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/olive-drab>. May 2024 ».
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