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Meanings of cannon fodder in inglês

português
bucha de canhão

Soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire.

bucha de canhão
Usage of cannon fodder in inglês
1
Hardly Garibaldian warriors, rather cannon fodder in a new kind of war.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
2
The most expensive, best trained cannon fodder in the history of warfare.
Dogs of war
3
He didn't care, they were only yeomen and slum slush, cannon fodder.
The power of one
4
All the press want from a political wife or partner is cannon fodder.
The Guardian
5
Conscripts make good cannon fodder, but for officers we need volunteers.
Ender’s Game
6
Otherwise, Morgan would have been sent into combat as worker-level soldier cannon fodder.
Perilous Shield
7
England utilizes the refuse of her domestic establishment as cannon fodder.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, ...
8
My bet is Aziz recruited this eighteen-year-old fellow from Gaza as cannon fodder.
Transfer of power
9
Out there, among the simple men, perhaps, the plain cannon fodder?
Men in War
10
There are millions of what the Germans call ' cannon fodder' about.
The Red Planet
11
Damn bastards were robbing the cradles now for their cannon fodder.
The Wolf’s Hour
12
They were victims of the Army's racism, however, and were treated as cannon fodder.
The new yorker
13
No hanging back at the last moment and using my knights as cannon fodder?
Mech
14
But Cousin Sophia would say the child was just so much more cannon fodder.
Rilla of Ingleside
15
This is a war zone, a military occupation and our children are the cannon fodder.
Ebony
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The former rebels fear being sent as cannon fodder.
Reuters
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