fallen soldier

collocation in English

meaningsoffallenandsoldier

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fallen
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfɔː.lən/us
/ˈfɑː.lən/
lying on the ground, after ...
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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 offallenandsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are asking for the kind of honourable treatment which would be given to anyfallensoldierin a war, for they indeed are the victims of war.
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It is said that the "abumi-guchi" will wait where it lies for thefallensoldierto return.
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Some show warriors fighting over afallensoldier, others show battles.
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It is a type of "tsukumogami" formed from a stirrup, usually one that once belonged to afallensoldier.
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The helmet and identification tags signify thefallensoldier.
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Graves, afallensoldier, failed to remain in the cemetery for a long period of time; many local citizens decided that he should be buried in a place of honor.
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Larson strongly disagreed on the grounds that the city did not offer the same honor to fallen soldiers.
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It is believed that it was created by one of the fallen soldier's father.
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Bronze plaques listed the names of fallen soldiers.
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The fallen soldiers names can be found on a plaque at the warriors memorial in the village centre.
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These include pre-1917 houses and workshops, monuments to fallen soldiers, and one archaeological site.
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A monument for the fallen soldiers of the brigade stands at the top of the town.
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The album employs images of fallen soldiers in civil war battles to invoke subtle political messages relevant to current events.
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During the night, they resorted to searching the haversacks of fallen soldiers for rations.
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The bodies of the many fallen soldiers lie underfoot.
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On it, the names of the fallen soldiers were engraved.
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Disciplined troops who could fire fast enough into the column, however, could stop the column with its own fallen soldiers.
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