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Flowersa Posted 13 years ago
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Deployed, boot
Hi what is "deployed" and "boot" here?
"Not one aircraft had been deployed during the attack; not one boot left the ground outside of Libya."
"Not one aircraft had been deployed during the attack; not one boot left the ground outside of Libya."
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1) deploy means to place a military unit in position 2) boot is an example of synecdoche, a figure of speech by which a part stands for the whole and viceversa. g. - boot for soldier - sail for ship H.
- 1) deploy means to place a military unit in position 2) boot is an example of synecdoche, a figure of speech by which a part stands for the whole and viceversa.
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- - boot for soldier - sail for ship H.
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1) deploy means to place a military unit in position
2) boot is an example of synecdoche, a figure of speech by which a part stands for the whole and viceversa. E.g.
- boot for soldier
- sail for ship
H.
2) boot is an example of synecdoche, a figure of speech by which a part stands for the whole and viceversa. E.g.
- boot for soldier
- sail for ship
H.
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