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Module 3, List 2
The Boys' War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bombardment | An attack with bombs or cannon fire. |
| capital shots | A shot that hits it's target or it's mark. |
| batteries | A set of large guns. |
| powder magazine | A place where extra gunpowder is kept. |
| enlist | To sign up to serve in the military; to join. |
| recruitment | The process of getting someone to join a group. |
| primary source | An account of an event from someone who experienced or witnessed the event. |
| reality | Person thing or event that is real. |
| blockade | An act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving |
| ungainly | moving on a clumsy or awkward way |
| coarse | rough in texture |
| barricade | to block in or trap |
| detonation | The action of activating a bomb or explosive device |
| creek | a small stream |
| hasty | to do something quickly |