DOD Dictionary of Military Terms : From this page you can browse the DOD (Dept of Defense) Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.


Modern Military Terms : This is a glossary of modern military terms appended to the Combat magazine website. According to them, one reason the military has trouble coordinating joint operations is that the different services do not speak the same language.


Although no longer in common use the semaphore flag code may be of interest to some given its similarity to Morse, see below:

Semaphore

Sempahore is similar to Morse code in that each letter of a message is translated into another form to allow it to be more easily communicated. While Morse code is used to send messages electronically over a telegraph line, semaphore is used to visually communicate information over long distances. To use semaphore, an operator holds a flag or lighted wand in each hand. The operator extends their arms to the correct position and pauses for each letter of the message. "Attention" is the only signal that involves movement and the "rest" position is the only time when the flags should cross.


Morse Code and Phonetic Alphabet Page Below are listed Morse Code plus a few phonetic alphabets. The NATO Phonetic Alphabet is the most common, but the others are used in other areas. Letter Morse NATO English American Italian German International

A	*-	Alpha	Andrew	Abel	Ancona	Anton	Amsterdam
B	-***	Bravo	Benjamin	Baker	Bologna	Berta	Baltimore
C	-*-*	Charlie	Charlie	Charlie	Como	Casar	Casablanca
D	-**	Delta	David	Dog	Domodossola	Dora	Denmark
E	*	Echo	Edward	Easy	Empoli	Emil	Edision
F	**-*	Foxtrot	Fredrick	Fox	Firenze	Friedrich	Florida
G	--*	Golf	George	George	Genova	Gustav	Gallipoli
H	****	Hotel	Harry	How	Hotel	Heinrich	Havana
I	**	India	Isaac	Item	Imola	Ida	Italy
J	*---	Juliet	Jack	Jig	I lunga	Julius	Jerusalem
K	-*-	Kilo	King	King	Kursaal	Kaufmann	Kilogram
L	*-**	Lima	Lucy	Love	Livorno	Ludwig	Liverpool
M	--	Mike	Mary	Mike	Milano	Martha	Madagascar
N	-*	November	Nelli	Nan	Napoli	Nordpol	New York
O	---	Oscar	Oliver	Oboe	Otranto	Otto	Oslo
P	*--*	Papa	Peter	Peter	Padova	Paula	Paris
Q	--*-	Quebec	Queenie	Queen	Quarto	Quelle	Quebec
R	*-*	Romeo	Robert	Roger	Roma	Richard	Roma
S	***	Sierra	Sugar	Sugar	Savona	Samuel	Santiago
T	-	Tango	Tommy	Tare	Torino	Theodor	Tripoli
U	**-	Uniform	Uncle	Uncle	Udine	Ulrich	Uppsala
V	***-	Victor	Victor	Victor	Venezia	Viktor	Valencia
W	*--	Whiskey	William	William	Washington	Wilhelm	Washington
X	-**-	X-ray	Xmas	X (eks)	Ics	Xanthippe	Xanthippe
Y	-*--	Yankee	Yellow	Yoke	York	Ypsilon	Yokohama
Z	--**	Zulu	Zebra	Zebra	Zara	Zeppelin	Zurich

In Morse Code there also exist codes for numbers and puctuation: Number Code Punctuation Code

1	*----	Period	*-*-*-
2	**---	Comma	--**--
3	***--	Colon	---***
4	****-	Question Mark	**--**
5	*****	Apostrophe	*----*
6	-****	Hyphen	-****-
7	--***	Fraction Bar	-**-*
8	---**	Parentheses	-*--*-
9	----*	Quotation Marks	*-**-*
0	-----

If the duration of a * (dot) is one unit then that of a - (dash) is three units. The space between the components of one character is one unit, between characters is three units and between words seven units. To indicate that a mistake has been made and for the reciever to delete the last word send: ******** (eight dots).


http://www.ertzaintza.net/ingles/html/home.html - police terminology used in Spain, Spanish to English
glossary, also possible into other languages


http://www.scoutingresources.org.uk/codes_naval.html - Scouting resources, how to read naval signals here from the UK Royal Navy

http://www.napoleonguide.com/sailors_ukexpect.htm - The Napoleonic guide to reading Royal Navy signals, with the archifamous 'England expects from man to do his duty' from the Battle of Waterloo

List of U.S. Army acronyms and expressions

Some abbreviations from 2x19 Conspiracy Theory / 2x19 Stimmen:

FUBAR: F(******) U(p) B(eyond) A(ll) R(ecognition)
SNAFU: S(ituation) N(ormal) A(ll) F(******) U(p)
BOHICA: B(end) O(ver) H(ere) I(t) C(omes) A(gain)
TARFU: T(hings) A(re) R(eally) F(******) U(p)