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he act of deploying; a spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front. -Wilhelm. Deployments . . . which cause the soldier to turn his back to the enemy are not suited to war.H.L. Scott.

m elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object. Wilhelm.

To disarm and disband, as a body of soldiers,-Wilhelm.

Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation. I . . . can not think of such a battle without dismay. Macaulay. Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey, And tear his helpless breast, o'erwhelmed with wild dismay. Mrs. Barbauld.…

To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. "They drown the land." Dryden.

joining the ends of the fellies which form the circle of the wheel of a gun carriage. Wilhelm.

ne's ear, to be listened to with favor. -- Up to the ears, deeply submerged; almost overwhelmed; as, to be in trouble up to one's ears. [Colloq.]

To ease away (Naut.), to slacken a rope gradually. -- To ease a ship (Naut.), to put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled. -- To ease the helm (Naut.), to put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope. Ham. Nav. Encyc.…

roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes.

et or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it. Wilhelm.

s, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion. All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption. W. Irving.

anded and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners. Wilhelm.

r side (Fort.), the side of the polygon upon which a front of fortification is formed. Wilhelm.

To perceive; to observe. [Obs.] Chaucer. To feel the helm (Naut.), to obey it.

rks which do not come under the head of permanent fortification are called fieldworks. Wilhelm.

he body of soldiers constituing the mass of an army, including corporals and privates. Wilhelm. (b) Those who constitute the bulk or working members of a party, society, etc., in distinction from the leaders.

Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians.

To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer.

of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. Wilhelm.

The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.