…a mixture of plaster of Paris, cement, or a similar material, used for temporary building work…
…a set of five parallel lines on any one or between any adjacent two of which a note is written to indicate its pitch…
…an experienced nurse less senior than a sister or charge nurse…
…the staff assisting a military commander in planning and executing operations…
…a rod with a sliding cursor formerly used for measuring distances and heights…
…a college at which military officers are trained for staff duties…
…a military officer serving on the staff of a military headquarters or government department…
…notation by means of a stave, especially as distinct from the tonic sol-fa…
…a rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above sergeant and below warrant officer…
…the senior staff officer of a service, command, or formation…
…an association of employees performing some of the functions of a trade union, such as representing its members in discussions with management…
…the chiefs of staff of the US Army and Air Force, the commandant of the US Marine Corps, and the chief of US Naval Operations. This group’s chairman, selected from one of the branches, is the highest-ranking military adviser to the president of the US…
…a graduated pole with a movable marker, held upright and used with a surveying instrument to measure differences in elevation. Also called leveling pole, leveling staff…
