dragoon
11dragoon — dra|goon1 [drəˈgu:n] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: dragon dragon, gun, soldier with a gun ] a soldier in past times who rode a horse and carried a gun and sword dragoon 2 dragoon2 v dragoon into [dragoon sb into sth] phr v to force… …
12dragoon — v. (rare) (d; intr.) ( to coerce ) to dragoon into * * * [drə guːn] (rare) (d; intr.) ( to coerce ) to dragoon into …
13dragoon — dra|goon1 [ drə gun ] verb dra goon ,into phrasal verb transitive dragoon someone into something to make someone do something that they do not want to do dragoon dra|goon 2 [ drə gun ] noun count a soldier in the past who rode a horse and used a… …
14dragoon — 1 noun (C) a soldier in past times who rode a horse and carried a gun and sword 2 verb dragoon sb into sth phrasal verb (T) to force someone to do something they do not want to do: dragoon sb into doing sth: Monica was dragooned into being on the …
15dragoon — I. noun Etymology: French dragon dragon, dragoon, from Middle French Date: 1604 1. a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed mounted troops 2. cavalryman II. transitive verb Date: 1689 1. to subjugate or persecute by …
16dragoon — Synonyms and related words: blackjack, bludgeon, bluster, bluster out of, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cavalryman, coerce, cossack, cow, cuirassier, demoralize, harass, heavy dragoon, hector, hijack, huff, hussar, intimidate, lance,… …
17dragoon — [[t]drəgu͟ːn[/t]] dragoons, dragooning, dragooned 1) N COUNT A dragoon was a soldier in old European armies. Dragoons usually fought on horseback. 2) VERB If someone dragoons you into doing something that you do not want to do, they persuade you… …
18dragoon — /drəˈgun / (say druh goohn) noun 1. a cavalryman of certain regiments. 2. Obsolete a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket. –verb (t) 3. to set dragoons or soldiers upon; to persecute by armed force; to oppress; harass. 4. to force by… …
19Dragoon guards — was the designation used to refer to certain heavy cavalry regiments in the British Army from the 18th century onwards. While the Prussian and Russian armies of the same period included dragoon regiments amongst their respective Imperial Guards,… …
20Dragoon Mountains — Mountain Range Dragoon Mountains viewed from the south …
