"hot wash" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: hot wash

Part of Speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Before he could make his drop, his aircraft was hit with small-arms fire and he elected to call “NO DROP.” During the hot wash [after-action meetings], he explained his decision not to drop.

Author:
Philip D. Chinnery

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Air Commando : Inside The Air Force Special Operations Command

Date of Publication:
Jan. 15, 1997

Page Number:
292

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