army
21army — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. troops, soldiers, [military] force; host, crowd, throng. See combatant, multitude. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. military, regimental, combat, land, air, ground, commando, veteran, guerrilla, fighting,… …
22army — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)mi[/t]] ♦ armies 1) N COUNT COLL An army is a large organized group of people who are armed and trained to fight on land in a war. Most armies are organized and controlled by governments. After returning from France, he joined the army …
23Army — The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, harnessed; marg., five in a rank ). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the army was divided into thousands and hundreds… …
24ARMY — Information about military organization comes from pictorial and written sources. The earliest visual images, from the Uruk period, represent naked men with their arms tied behind their backs. It is not clear, though, whether such scenes refer …
25Army — (Tatmadaw Kyi) The largest of the Tatmadaw s three services. Its commander in chief is a full general (in 2005, General Maung Aye, who also serves as vice chairman of the State Peace and Development Council). Since 1988, when its personnel… …
26Army — n. (pl. ies) 1 an organized force armed for fighting on land. 2 (prec. by the) the military profession. 3 (often foll. by of) a very large number (an army of locusts; an army of helpers). 4 an organized body regarded as fighting for a particular… …
27army — n. (pl. ies) 1 an organized force armed for fighting on land. 2 (prec. by the) the military profession. 3 (often foll. by of) a very large number (an army of locusts; an army of helpers). 4 an organized body regarded as fighting for a particular… …
28army — Synonyms and related words: KP, a mass of, a world of, armed force, armed service, army group, array, battalion, battery, battle group, bevy, brigade, bunch, cadre, career soldiers, cloud, cluster, clutter, cohort, cohue, colony, column, combat… …
29Army — During the Dutch Revolt against Spain, the armies consisted mainly of mercenaries. In times of war, they were recruited for ser vice in the naval fleet and in the army; during peacetime, most were dismissed, with a civil militia retained to… …
30army — noun /ˈɑː.miː,ˈɑɹ.mi/ a) A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations The army was sent in to quell the uprising. b) used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces The… …
