Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A herbicide containing trace amounts of the toxic contaminant dioxin that was used in the Vietnam War to defoliate areas of forest.
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- proper n. a herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in Vietnam.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
Etymologies
From the orange identifying strip on drums in which it was stored.
(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)Examples
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That was followed by two C-123 defoliation planes which sprayed Agent Orange in a circle around the base to the depth of one mile.
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