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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Nap of the earth #44664 10/15/01 02:19 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 2 Z zjemi OP stranger OP zjemi stranger Z Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 2 Does anyone know the origin of the phrase, "Nap of the earth?" It is used to describe flight that skims the landscape in order to approach a target undetected and to avoid enemy fire. It was used in US Army aviation as early as 1967. I'm looking for a possible literary origin. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Nap of the earth zjemi 10/15/01 02:19 PM Re: Nap of the earth Jackie 10/15/01 03:56 PM Re: Nap of the earth tsuwm 10/15/01 04:38 PM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 10/15/01 07:45 PM Re: Nap of the earth tsuwm 10/15/01 08:05 PM Re: Nap of the earth belMarduk 10/15/01 10:58 PM Re: Nap of the earth tsuwm 10/16/01 04:17 AM Re: Nap of the earth Anonymous 10/16/01 03:19 PM Re: Nap of the earth zjemi 10/16/01 04:32 PM Re: Nap of the earth Anonymous 10/16/01 04:53 PM Post deleted by Wordwind Wordwind 10/16/01 05:04 PM Re: Nap of the earth tsuwm 10/16/01 05:51 PM Re: Nap of the earth of troy 10/16/01 06:59 PM literary use tsuwm 10/16/01 09:00 PM Re: Nap of the earth of troy 10/16/01 09:09 PM Re: Nap of the earth Capital Kiwi 10/16/01 10:56 PM Nap/Nape Sparteye 10/21/01 04:37 PM Re: Nap/Nape BlkHkAV8R 07/23/05 10:45 AM Re: Nap/Nape Buffalo Shrdlu 07/23/05 11:03 AM Re: Nap/Nape Jackie 07/23/05 03:36 PM Blackhawk Down! plutarch 07/24/05 02:51 PM Re: Blackhawk Down! plutarch 07/24/05 05:21 PM Catch them napping! plutarch 10/17/01 03:17 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,386 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 790 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,570 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,920 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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