dragoon
31Dragoon Trace — The Dragoon Trace or Dragoon Trail is an historic trail that runs north and south through central Iowa and Missouri, including Ringgold County. It was originally made by the migration of animals, such as buffalo and deer. Because the Native… …
32dragoon into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dragoon into : present tense I/you/we/they dragoon into he/she/it dragoons into present participle dragooning into past tense dragooned into past participle dragooned into dragoon someone into something to… …
33Dragoon Trail — In 1933, the State of Iowa opened the Dragoon Trail, a scenic and historic drive along the Des Moines River. The trail follows the path of the 1st U. S. Dragoons, the country s first mounted infantry unit, on their historic march in the summer of …
34dragoon bird — noun Etymology: so called from its crest that suggests the headdress of a dragoon : a brightly colored Australian pitta (Pitta versicolor) that feeds on snails called also noisy pitta * * * dragoon bird, = umbrella bird. (Cf. ↑umbrella bird) …
35dragoon bird — Umbrella Um*brel la, n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. {Umbel}, {Umbrage}.] 1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain… …
36dragoon — 1. noun a) horse soldier; cavalryman, that use horses for mobility, but fight dismounted. b) A carrier of a dragon musket. 2. verb To force someone into doing something; to coerce …
37dragoon — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To compel by pressure or threats: blackjack, coerce, force. Informal: hijack, strong arm. See PERSUASION …
38dragoon — dra·goon || drÉ™ guËn n. cavalry soldier v. force, pressure into doing something …
39dragoon — [drə gu:n] noun a member of any of several British cavalry regiments. ↘historical a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine. verb coerce into doing something. Origin C17 (denoting a kind of carbine or musket, thought of as breathing fire): from… …
40dragoon — I. n. Horse soldier, cavalier, equestrian, mounted soldier, chasseur. II. v. a. Compel, force, drive, persecute, harass, harry …
