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Definition of "olive drab" []

  • A grayish olive to dark olive brown or olive gray. (noun)
  • Cloth of this color, often used in military uniforms. (noun)
  • A uniform made from cloth of this color. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "olive drab" in a sentence
  • "No khaki and olive drab patrolmen strutting around, smirking over their plum duty — the Strip, glossy women, Christmas baskets from Mickey Cohen, the real grief over the city line with the LAPD."
  • "These swift-moving fighters flew against a background imagery that was like an olive drab Other Plane."
  • "Right in the middle was an olive drab teepee, obviously fashioned from army surplus material,"