Battle for Egypt
Glossary
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Glossary
| AA and QMG | Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General |
| Abar, Abyar | Wells (plural of Bir) |
| ADS | Advanced Dressing Station |
| AFV | Armoured Fighting Vehicle |
| Alam | Cairn; rock |
| ASC | Army Service Corps |
| A-tk | Anti-tank |
| Bab | Pass; gate |
| Bde | Brigade |
| Bir | Well; cistern |
| BM | Brigade Major |
| BTE | British Troops in Egypt |
| Bullet | Pool |
| Burg | Fort; tower; hill resembling tower |
| Buweib | Pass (dim. of Bab) |
| CGS | Chief of the General Staff |
| CIGS | Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| CO | Commanding Officer |
| Comd | Commander; commanding |
| CRA | Commander Royal Artillery |
| CRE | Commander Royal Engineers |
| Deir | Depression |
| Duweir | Group of hills |
| FDL | Forward Defended Locality |
| Gabr | Tomb |
| Gebel | Hill; mountain |
| GOC | General Officer Commanding |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| Inf | Infantry |
| IO | Intelligence Officer |
| Kafr | Village |
| Maaten | Shallow wells |
| MDS | Main Dressing Station |
| Mersa | Port; anchorage |
| Minqar, Munqar | Cliff; bluff |
| MT | Mechanical Transport |
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| Naqb | Pass; cutting |
| p.w. | Prisoner of war |
| Qabr, pl. Qubur | Grave |
| Qaret | Low hill |
| RA | Royal Artillery |
| RAP | Regimental Aid Post |
| Raqabet | Dry watercourse |
| Ras | Headland; cape |
| RHA | Royal Horse Artillery |
| RMO | Regimental Medical Officer |
| RMT | Reserve Mechanical Transport |
| RTR | Royal Tank Regiment |
| Sanyet | Deep well |
| SDR | Special Despatch Rider |
| Sidi | Saint |
| Tell | Mound (usually artificial) |
| Wadi | Watercourse (dry) |
| Wishka | Palm |
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