English > military group: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | A unit that is part of some military service. |
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Synonyms | military unit, military force, force |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Member of | military service, armed service, service | A force that is a branch of the armed forces |
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Members | serviceman, military man, man, military personnel | someone who serves in the armed forces |
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Narrower | Haganah | The clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948 |
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Israeli Defense Force, IDF | The ground and air and naval forces of Israel |
Republican Guard | formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad |
air unit | A military unit that is part of the airforce |
armor, armour | A military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles |
army unit | A military unit that is part of an army |
command | A military unit or region under the control of a single officer |
commando | An amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory |
contingent, detail | A temporary military unit |
echelon | A body of troops arranged in a line |
enemy | An opposing military force |
guard | A military unit serving to protect some place or person |
headquarters | (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff |
legion | A large military unit |
militia, reserves | civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army |
mujahidin, mujahedin, mujahedeen, mujahadeen, mujahadin, mujahideen, mujahadein | A military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad |
naval unit | A military unit that is part of a navy |
phalanx | A body of troops in close array |
spearhead | The leading military unit in an attack |
task force | A temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective |
trip wire | A small military force that serves as a first line of defense |
Broader | unit, social unit | An organization regarded as part of a larger / larger social group |
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Spanish | fuerza, unidad militar, unidad |
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Catalan | unitat militar, unitat |
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