rebel soldiers

collocation in English

meaningsofrebelandsoldier

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rebel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreb.əl/us
/ˈreb.əl/
a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using ...
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soldier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/us
/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is ...
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(Definition ofrebelandsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Boy is wearing an oldrebelsoldierkepi cap that he found at the river.
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The commandos, who were carrying gas masks, went into formation after rebel soldiers refused to accept warrants for their arrest.
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By midnight, all aircraft were already under the control of the rebel soldiers.
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There were indications that the armed rebel soldiers inside the hotel were ready for battle.
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Some shelling continued, though rebel soldiers said fighting was getting closer to the loyalist-held oil facility.
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The rebel soldiers then started firing through the holes in the boarded windows.
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Civil war has broken out and rebel soldiers, many of them child soldiers, are advancing on the area.
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Carver climbs the mountain, battling rebel soldiers along the way.
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Three days after the coup, security forces attacked the base, and, following a brief firefight, the rebel soldiers surrendered.
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But in the middle of the night, rebel soldiers attack the two visitors.
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Rebel soldiers apparently diverting the funding to their organisation in an attempt to overthrow the government.
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He was quickly imprisoned by the rebel soldiers.
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Due to the confusion and darkness, the rebel soldiers continued to fire at each other after royalist troops had already withdrawn.
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