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*[[BSG]]: Battlestar Group | *[[BSG]]: Battlestar Group | ||
*[[CAG]]: Commander, Air Group (the senior pilot) | *[[CAG]]: Commander, Air Group (the senior pilot) | ||
*[[ | *[[Combat Air Patrol]]: Combat Air Patrol | ||
*[[CBDR]]: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range (collision course) | *[[CBDR]]: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range (collision course) | ||
*[[CIC]]: Combat Information Center | *[[CIC]]: Combat Information Center | ||
*[[Marines|CMC]]: Colonial Marine Corps | *[[Marines|CMC]]: Colonial Marine Corps | ||
*CO: Commanding Officer | *CO: Commanding Officer | ||
*[[Colonial Fleet|CF]]: Colonial Fleet | |||
*[[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer | *[[ECO]]: Electronic Countermeasures Officer | ||
*[[FTL]]: faster than light | *[[FTL]]: faster than light | ||
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*[[nugget]]: a pilot in training | *[[nugget]]: a pilot in training | ||
*[[Mark One Eyeball]]: using the unaided eye or doing something manually | *[[Mark One Eyeball]]: using the unaided eye or doing something manually | ||
*[[rook]]: | *[[rook]]: short for "rookie" ([[Miniseries]]). | ||
*sit-rep: | *sit-rep: shorthand for "situation report". | ||
*[[snipe]]: engineer | *[[snipe]]: engineer | ||
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*[[ambrosia]]: alcoholic beverage | *[[ambrosia]]: alcoholic beverage | ||
*[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments | *[[chamalla]]: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments | ||
*[[cubit]]: unit of currency | *[[cubit]]: unit of currency | ||
*[[dradis]]: Colonial equivilant of radar | |||
*[[fumarello leaf]]: tabacco or a specific kind of tobacco | |||
*[[G-4]]: type of explosive similar to modern C-4 | *[[G-4]]: type of explosive similar to modern C-4 | ||
*[[ | *[[krypter]]: Colonial version of "mayday" | ||
*[[morpha]]: Colonial equivilant of morphine | *[[morpha]]: Colonial equivilant of morphine | ||
*[[ | *[[Triad_(RDM)]]: card game similar to Poker | ||
*[[tylium]]: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel | *[[tylium]]: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel | ||
*[[ | *[[Pyramid_(RDM)]]: popular Colonial ball game | ||
*[[wireless]]: Colonial term for radio | *[[wireless]]: Colonial term for radio | ||
[[Category:A to Z]] [[Category:RDM]] | [[Category:A to Z]] [[Category:RDM]] | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 12 September 2006
Abbreviations
- BS: Battlestar
- BSG: Battlestar Group
- CAG: Commander, Air Group (the senior pilot)
- Combat Air Patrol: Combat Air Patrol
- CBDR: Constant Bearing, Decreasing Range (collision course)
- CIC: Combat Information Center
- CMC: Colonial Marine Corps
- CO: Commanding Officer
- CF: Colonial Fleet
- ECO: Electronic Countermeasures Officer
- FTL: faster than light
- LSO: Landing Signal Officer
- OOD: Officer of the Deck
- RFN: Right Frakking Now
- XO: Executive Officer
Military Jargon
- Actual: the commanding officer
- five-graph order: a basic command tool taught to officer candidates (Fragged)
- knuckle dragger: mechanic
- nugget: a pilot in training
- Mark One Eyeball: using the unaided eye or doing something manually
- rook: short for "rookie" (Miniseries).
- sit-rep: shorthand for "situation report".
- snipe: engineer
Other Colloquialisms
Battlestar Galactica Specific Terms
- ambrosia: alcoholic beverage
- chamalla: hallucinogenic plant used in religious ceremonies and medical treatments
- cubit: unit of currency
- dradis: Colonial equivilant of radar
- fumarello leaf: tabacco or a specific kind of tobacco
- G-4: type of explosive similar to modern C-4
- krypter: Colonial version of "mayday"
- morpha: Colonial equivilant of morphine
- Triad_(RDM): card game similar to Poker
- tylium: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel
- Pyramid_(RDM): popular Colonial ball game
- wireless: Colonial term for radio