English > military machine: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | The military forces of a nation. |
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| Example | "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
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| Synonyms | military, armed forces, armed services, 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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