Sentence:  Had the time come to order Canada's home defense draftees—some 70,000 <WSD>zombies</WSD> idling at home—to battle overseas? 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A conscripted member of the Canadian military during World War II who was assigned to home defence rather than to combat in Europe.<ref>"The Canadian Encyclopedia", 2nd edition, Hurtig Publishers, Edmonton Canada, 1988. See "National Resources Mobilization Act," p. 1433.</ref>