sixth column
Americannoun
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the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
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the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to blocking the efforts of the fifth column.
Example Sentences
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“I was almost the sixth column that day,” he said, before approaching the bouquets that lined the floor.
From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2021
Starting it on the sixth column was a very odd decision for the Times’ constructor to make—and yet this odd decision was replicated in Parker’s version.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2016
His small eyes flashing behind shell-rimmed glasses, Free-Trader Grady tore into protectionism, dictatorship, a "sixth column ... of special interests."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Chen Yi's sixth column and some of Liu Po-cheng's troops are. throwing up defense lines between here and Huang Wei's Twelfth Army Group."
From Time Magazine Archive
The sixth column is used by fsck to decide in what order to check filesystems when you boot the system.
From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John
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