English > armed services: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | The military forces of a nation. |
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Synonyms | military, armed forces, military machine, war machine |
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Category of | Army Intelligence, AI | An agency of the United States Army responsible / responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders |
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Army National Guard, ARNG | A civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies |
B-52 | United States military aircraft |
Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA | An intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense |
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Chiefs | The executive agency that advises the President on military questions |
Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier | A member of the United States Marine Corps |
Marines | Members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea |
National Guard, home reserve | United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government |
Navy SEAL, SEAL | A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare |
Pentagon | The United States military establishment |
Section Eight | A soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service |
United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA | The army of the United States of America |
United States Army Rangers | A specially trained elite unit of the United States Army |
United States Military Academy, US Military Academy | A school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army |
West Point | United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City |
absence without leave, unauthorized absence | unauthorized military absence |
accoutered, accoutred | Provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military) |
activated | (military) set up and placed on active assignment |
active, combat-ready, fighting | Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations |
adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp | An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer |
air attache | A military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force |
air base, air station | A base for military aircraft |
air cover | The use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy / enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations |
air force, airforce | The airborne branch of a country's armed forces |
air force academy | An academy for training air force officers |
air unit | A military unit that is part of the airforce |
amphibious landing | A military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion |
amphibious operation | A military operation by both land and sea forces |
armament | weaponry used by military or naval force |
armed | (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms |
armor, armour | A military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles |
armored, armoured | protected by armor (used of persons or things military) |
armored car, armoured car | A military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun) |
armored personnel carrier, armoured personnel carrier, APC | (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport / transport infantry |
army, regular army, ground forces | A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state |
army attache | A military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army |
army engineer, military engineer | A member of the military who is trained in engineering / engineering and construction work |
army officer | An officer in the armed forces |
army unit | A military unit that is part of an army |
arsenal, armory, armoury | A military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms |
artillery, artillery unit | An army unit that uses big guns |
assault | Close fighting during the culmination of a military attack |
assault rifle, assault gun | Any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use |
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush | (military) an offensive against an enemy / enemy (using weapons) |
attack submarine | A military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy / enemy shipping |
attention | A motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together |
aviation, air power | The aggregation of a country's military aircraft |
bandsman | A player in a band (especially a military band) |
barrack | A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel |
base, base of operations | installation from which a military force initiates operations |
basic training | The initial period of training for new military personnel |
battery | group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place |
battle, conflict, fight, engagement | A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war |
battle damage, combat casualty | Loss of military equipment in battle |
battle dress | A military uniform designed for field service |
battle line | The line along which warring troops meet |
billet | lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) |
blitz, blitzkrieg | A swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment |
blockade, encirclement | A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy / enemy |
bomber | A military aircraft that drops bombs during flight |
boot camp | camp for training military recruits |
brass hat | A high-ranking military officer |
break | make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing |
briefing | Detailed instructions, as for a military operation |
cadet, plebe | A military trainee (as at a military academy) |
caisson | A two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition |
call up | An order to report for military duty |
camp, encampment, cantonment, bivouac | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers |
campaign, military campaign | Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
captain, skipper | The naval officer in command of a military ship |
captain | An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant |
casualty | A decrease of military personnel or equipment |
casualty | someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement |
cavalry | A highly mobile / mobile army unit |
cavalry, horse cavalry, horse | troops trained to fight on horseback |
center | The middle of a military or naval formation |
chevron, stripe, stripes, grade insignia | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service |
chief of staff | The senior officer of a service of the armed forces |
chief petty officer | A person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank |
chow line | A queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp) |
close-order drill | (military) military drill of troops / troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder) |
close order | A military formation for drill or marching |
coastguard | A military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters |
collateral damage | (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations |
colonel | A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general |
color bearer, standard-bearer | The soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle |
column | A line of units following one after another |
combat, armed combat | An engagement fought between two military forces |
combat pilot | airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces |
combat zone, combat area | A military area where combat forces operate |
combined operation | A military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air forces |
command | A military unit or region under the control of a single officer |
command post, general headquarters, GHQ | military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces |
commander | A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain |
commanding officer, commandant, commander | An officer in command of a military unit |
commando | An amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory |
commando, ranger | A member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids |
commissary | A retail store that sells equipment and provisions / provisions (usually to military personnel) |
commission, military commission | An official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces |
commissioned military officer | A commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps |
commissioned naval officer | A commissioned officer in the navy |
commissioned officer | A military officer holding a commission |
commodore | A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral |
company | small military unit |
compassionate leave | (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death |
conscription, muster, draft, selective service | compulsory military service |
contingent, detail | A temporary military unit |
countermarch | (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route |
countermine | (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy / enemy |
court-martial | A trial that is conducted by a military court |
court-martial | A military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law |
damage, equipment casualty | Loss of military equipment |
deactivation, inactivation | Breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) |
defense, defence, defensive measure | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies / enemies |
defense contractor | A contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense |
demonstration | A show of military force or preparedness |
deserter, defector | A person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) |
desk officer | A military officer who is not assigned to active duty |
detach | separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment |
disengagement, fallback, pullout | To break off a military action with an enemy / enemy |
draftee, conscript, inductee | someone who is drafted into military service |
dress uniform | A military uniform worn on formal occasions |
dressing station, aid station | (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded |
drill | (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms |
drill master, drill instructor | A noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline / discipline |
drop zone, dropping zone | An agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops |
drumbeat | (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown |
drumhead court-martial | A military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in action |
echelon | A body of troops arranged in a line |
effective | Ready for service |
electronic warfare, EW | military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum |
emplacement | military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon |
enemy, foe, foeman, opposition | An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) |
ensign | A person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard |
executive officer | The officer second in command |
expedition, military expedition, hostile expedition | A military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country |
expeditionary | (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad |
extended order | A military formation for skirmishing |
fatigue duty, fatigue | labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) |
fatigues | military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor |
field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations | A region in which active military operations are in progress |
field-grade officer, field officer, FO | An officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant ... / lieutenant colonel or colonel |
field day | (military) a day for military exercises and display |
field hospital | A temporary military hospital near the battle lines |
field marshal | An officer holding the highest rank in the army |
fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft | A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy / enemy aircraft in the air |
fighter pilot | A military or naval pilot of fighter planes |
fire control radar | naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target |
fire control system | naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target |
firepower | (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target |
firing squad, firing party | A squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution |
flag officer | A senior naval officer above the rank of captain |
flag rank | The rank of a flag officer |
flank, wing | The side of military or naval formation |
flanker | A soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation |
flyover, fly-by, flypast | A flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground |
foreign aid | Aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another |
friendly | troops / troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces |
full-dress uniform | The naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions |
garrison, fort | A fortified military post where troops / troops are stationed |
garrison | The troops who maintain and guard a fortified place |
gas shell | (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes |
general, full general | A general officer of the highest rank |
general officer | officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel |
general staff | military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy |
generalship | The leadership ability of a military general |
guardhouse | A military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained |
gun | The discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ... / military ceremonies |
gun room | military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship |
half track | A motor vehicle propelled by half tracks |
hardware | major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) |
head | The front of a military formation or procession |
headquarters, HQ, military headquarters | The military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command |
headquarters | (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff |
headquarters staff | military staff stationed at headquarters |
high command, supreme headquarters | The highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military) |
home guard | A volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere |
horse cavalry | An army unit mounted on horseback |
hospital train | A military train built to transport / transport wounded troops to a hospital |
hostile | troops belonging to the enemy's military forces |
hut, army hut, field hut | temporary military shelter |
hutment | (chiefly military) an encampment of huts |
infantry, foot | An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot |
infiltration | A process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) |
insignia of rank | An insignia worn on a military uniform |
inspector general | A military officer responsible for investigations |
inter-service support | action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service |
issue, military issue, government issue | Supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government |
judge advocate | A staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander |
judge advocate | An officer assigned to the judge advocate general |
judge advocate general | The senior legal advisor to a branch of the military |
latrine | A public toilet in a military area |
lieutenant | A commissioned military officer |
lieutenant | An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard |
lieutenant colonel, light colonel | A commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel |
lieutenant commander | A commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander |
lieutenant general | A general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general |
lieutenant junior grade, lieutenant JG | An officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard |
line | A fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) |
line of battle | A line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack |
logistic assessment | A judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation |
logistic support, logistic assistance | Assistance between and within military commands |
major | A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines |
major-general | A general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general |
maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation | A military training exercise |
manual of arms, manual | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle |
marine engineer, naval engineer | A naval officer responsible for the operation / operation and maintenance of the ship's engines |
marshal, marshall | (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank |
martial law | The body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis) |
materiel, equipage | equipment and supplies of a military force |
mechanized cavalry | An armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles |
mess, mess hall | A (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax |
mess | eat in a mess hall |
midshipman | A temporary rank held by young naval officers in training |
militainment | entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated |
military academy | An academy for training military officers |
military action, action | A military engagement |
military adviser, military advisor | A military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation |
military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war |
military censorship | All types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces |
military ceremony | A military custom / custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary |
military ceremony | A formal ceremony performed by military personnel |
military chaplain, padre, Holy Joe, sky pilot | A chaplain in one of the military services |
military court | A judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel |
military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons |
military formation | A formation of troops |
military hospital | hospital for soldiers and other military personnel |
military installation | Any facility servicing military forces |
military intelligence | Information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations |
military law | The body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel |
military leader | A leader of military forces |
military officer, officer | Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command |
military personnel, soldiery, troops | soldiers collectively |
military police, MP | A military corps that enforces discipline / discipline and guards prisoners |
military policeman, MP | A member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners |
military position, position | A point occupied by troops for tactical reasons |
military post, post | military installation at which a body of troops / troops is stationed |
military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post |
military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating | rank in a military organization |
military reserve, reserve | armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency |
military science | The discipline dealing with the principles of warfare |
military service, armed service, service | A force that is a branch of the armed forces |
military training | training soldiers in military procedures |
military uniform | Prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers |
military unit, military force, military group, force | A unit that is part of some military service |
military vehicle | vehicle used by the armed forces |
militia, reserves | civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army |
militia | The entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service |
minefield | A region in which explosives mines have been placed |
minute gun | (military) gun / gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral) |
mission, military mission | An operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters |
musketry | musketeers and their muskets collectively |
muster | A gathering of military personnel for duty |
muster call | A call of the names of personnel at a military assembly |
muster roll | A list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company |
national service | compulsory service in the military during peacetime |
naval academy | An academy for training naval officers |
naval attache | A military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy |
naval commander | naval officer in command of a fleet of warships |
naval installation, shore station | military installation servicing naval forces |
naval officer | An officer in the navy |
naval unit | A military unit that is part of a navy |
navy, naval forces | An organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare |
navy yard, naval shipyard | A military shipyard |
noncommissioned officer, noncom, enlisted officer | A military officer appointed from enlisted / enlisted personnel |
nonoperational, inactive | (military) not involved in military operations |
nuclear deterrence | The military doctrine that an enemy / enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence |
occupation, military control | The control of a country by military forces of a foreign power |
occupier | A member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country |
olive drab, olive-drab uniform | military uniform of the United States Army |
open order | A military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass |
operation, military operation | Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
operational | (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations |
operational damage, operational casualty | Loss of military equipment in field / field operations |
order | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed |
outpost | A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops |
paratroops | infantry trained and equipped to parachute |
pass, liberty chit | A permit to enter or leave a military installation |
pass | (military) a written leave of absence |
peacekeeper | A member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area |
peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation | The activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) |
personnel carrier | A military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting / transporting military personnel and their equipment |
personnel casualty, loss | military personnel lost by death or capture |
phalanx | A body of troops in close array |
picket | A vehicle performing sentinel duty |
platform, weapons platform | Any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons |
platoon | A military unit that is a subdivision of a company |
police action | A local military action without declaration of war |
provost court | A military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area |
provost marshal | The supervisor of the military police |
psychological operation, psyop | military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments |
pullback | (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops) |
quarter, billet, canton | Provide housing for (military personnel) |
quartering | living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) |
rank and file, rank | The ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted / enlisted soldiers of an army) |
readiness, preparedness, preparation | The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) |
rear | The back of a military formation or procession |
rearguard | A detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body |
reconnaissance plane | A military airplane used to gain information about an enemy / enemy |
reconnaissance vehicle, scout car | fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top |
redoubt | (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification |
regimentals | The military uniform and insignia of a regiment |
regular | (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces |
reservist | A member of a military reserve |
resistance | The military action of resisting the enemy's / enemy's advance |
retreat | (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's / enemy's superior forces or after a defeat |
retreat | (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset / sunset |
retreat | (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position |
reveille, wake-up signal | (military) signal to wake up |
rocket base | A military base for rocket missiles |
salient | (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy |
salute, military greeting | A formal military gesture of respect |
sapper | A military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines |
sea power | naval strength |
sector | A portion of a military position |
serviceman, military man, man, military personnel | someone who serves in the armed forces |
shore patrol | The military police of the navy |
sick call, sick parade | The daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick |
siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade | The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
silo | military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired |
slacker, shirker | A person who shirks / shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) |
smoke screen, smokescreen | (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements |
sniper rifle, precision rifle | An extremely powerful rifle developed for the military |
sortie, sally | A military action in which besieged troops / troops burst forth from their position |
sortie | (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) |
spearhead | The leading military unit in an attack |
spit and polish | Careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military) |
sprog | A new military recruit |
spy, undercover agent | (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors |
square-bashing | Drill on a barracks square |
staff officer | A commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff |
staging area | An area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation |
standdown, stand-down | (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action |
standing army | A permanent army of paid soldiers |
strategic warning | (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act |
strategy | The branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war |
striker | someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating |
stripe | A piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service |
subaltern | A British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain |
support, reinforcement, reenforcement | A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission |
tactical warning | (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act |
tactics | The branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy |
tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle | An enclosed armored military vehicle |
taps, lights-out | (military) signal to turn the lights out |
task force | A temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective |
tattoo | A drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters |
territorial, territorial reserve | A territorial military unit |
territorial | nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit |
transport ship | A ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment |
trip wire | A small military force that serves as a first line of defense |
troop carrier, troop transport | Any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops / troops |
troop movement | movement of military units to a new location |
umbrella | A formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets |
unarmed | (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms |
unarmored, unarmoured | (used of persons or things military) without protective armor |
volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary | (military) a person who freely enlists for service |
war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
war game | A simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy |
war zone | A combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war) |
wardroom | military quarters for dining and recreation / recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain) |
warning of attack | A warning to national policy makers that an enemy / enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future |
warning of war | A warning to national policy makers that an enemy / enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war |
warplane, military plane | An aircraft designed and used for combat |
warrant officer | holds rank by virtue of a warrant |
warship, war vessel, combat ship | A government ship that is available for waging war |
weapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D. | A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) |
weapons carrier | military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews |
weekend warrior | A reservist who fulfills the military obligation / obligation on weekends |
wing | A unit of military aircraft |
wound, injury, combat injury | A casualty to military personnel resulting from combat |
Members | cadre | A nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion |
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medical officer, medic | A medical practitioner in the armed forces |
Narrower | military reserve, reserve | armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency |
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Broader | force, personnel | group of people willing / willing to obey orders |
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Spanish | ejército, FAS, fuerzas armadas, las fuerzas armadas |
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Catalan | exèrcit, forces armades |
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