What does olive drab mean?

Definitions for olive drab
olive drab

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word olive drab.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. olive drab, drabnoun

    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

  2. olive drab, olive-drab uniformnoun

    military uniform of the United States Army; made from cloth of a dull olive color

  3. olive drabadjective

    a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms

  4. olive-drab, drabadjective

    of a light brownish green color

Wiktionary

  1. olive drabnoun

    Cloth of an olive drab colour, used often for military uniforms.

  2. olive drabadjective

    Of a greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive.

How to pronounce olive drab?

How to say olive drab in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of olive drab in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of olive drab in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of olive drab in a Sentence

  1. Douglas MacArthur:

    The Long Gray Line has never failed us, were you to do so, a million ghosts in olive drab, in brown khaki, in blue and gray, would rise from their white crosses, thundering those magic words :' Duty, honor, country.'.


Translations for olive drab

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for olive drab »

Translation

Find a translation for the olive drab definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"olive drab." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/olive+drab>.

Discuss these olive drab definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for olive drab? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
    A jab
    B elation
    C elan
    D tingle

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for olive drab: