| US Military Dictionary: Duck and Cover! |
Catchphrase popular in the 1950s to describe the immediate actions necessary for individuals to take to protect themselves in the event of a nuclear detonation. Elementary schoolchild in the United States in the early 1950s learned by heart the phrase and the actions it invoked.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
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