rivederci, a rivederla (Italian) until we meet again; goodbye: implies temporary parting.
Plava town on the Isonzo River, in present-day Slovenia.
trench a long, narrow ditch dug by soldiers for cover and concealment, with the removed earth heaped up in front. Protracted trench warfare was characteristic of World War I, especially on the Western Front, in France.
pontoon bridge a temporary bridge supported by flat-bottom boats, or some other floating objects, such as hollow cylinders.
dugout a shelter, as in warfare, dug in the ground or in a hillside.
dressing station a temporary hospital.
grade the degree of rise or descent of a sloping surface.
carabinieri (Italian) military police.
seventy-sevens shells fired by the Austrians.
V.A.D. Volunteer Air Detachment.
cloistered secluded or confined as in a cloister (a monastery or convent).
