Both Uses
occupant
in
Flags of Our Fathers
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- Hunched with my brother in the confining darkness, I tried to imagine the invasion from the viewpoint of a defending blockhouse occupant: He created terror with his unimpeded field of fire, but he must have been terrified himself; a trapped killer, he knew that he would die there—probably from the searing heat of a flamethrower thrust through the firing hole by a desperate young Marine who had managed to survive the machine-gun spray.†
Chpt 1.
- Sturdy and economical, it faced east in the traditional way, so that each morning its occupants, opening the door, were greeted by the rising sun.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(occupant) someone who lives in, uses, or is present in a space, vehicle, or position
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)