All 3 Uses of
remnant
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- They have already suffered heavily when they reach the remnants of the barbed wire entanglements.†
Chpt 6 *
- The lorries stop, we climb out—a confused heap, a remnant of many names.†
Chpt 6
- And at each call a little group separates itself off, a small handful of dirty, pallid soldiers, a dreadfully small handful, and a dreadfully small remnant.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(remnant) a small amount that remains after the rest is gone -- sometimes specifically of cloth