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