OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13697

sapper

/ˈsæpɚ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
zapador
A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a combat zone.
A vast minefield trapped Ukrainian troops for weeks as infantry sappers slowly cleared an assault route on foot.
his knowledge of Arabic and freedom from the theories of the ordinary sapper-school enabled him to teach the art of demolition to unlettered Beduin in a quick and ready way.
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms