plural armies - noun

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• army — noun (plural armies) [treated as sing. or plural] 1》 an organized military force equipped for fighting on land. 2》 a large number of similar people or things. Origin ME: from OFr. armee, from armata, feminine past participle of L. armare to arm …   English new terms dictionary

• army — noun (plural armies) Etymology: Middle English armee, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin armata more at armada Date: 14th century 1. a. a large organized body of armed personnel trained for war especially on land …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• army */*/*/ — UK [ˈɑː(r)mɪ] / US [ˈɑrmɪ] noun [countable] Word forms army : singular army plural armies 1) [often singular] a large organization of soldiers who are trained to fight wars on land. Together with a country s navy and air force, the army makes up… …   English dictionary

• Sab|a|oth — «SAB ee oth, th; suh BAY ohth», noun (plural). armies; hosts: »The Lord of Sabaoth (Romans 9:29). ╂[< Latin Sabaōth < Greek Sabaôth of hosts < Hebrews å oth armies] …   Useful english dictionary

• army — /ˈami / (say ahmee) noun (plural armies) 1. (sometimes upper case) the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the naval and, in some countries, the air forces. 2. a large body of people trained and armed for war. 3. any body of people… …  

• front line — noun the line along which opposing armies face each other (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑battlefront, ↑front • Derivationally related forms: ↑frontal (for: ↑front) • Hyperny …   Useful english dictionary

• arms race — noun a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments • Hypernyms: ↑race * * * competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military arms. [1935 40] * * * arms race noun Competition among… …   Useful english dictionary

• demilitarized zone — noun a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea • Syn: ↑DMZ • Hypernyms: ↑zone * * * 1. an area in which it is… …   Useful english dictionary

• standing army — noun a permanent army of paid soldiers • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑army, ↑regular army, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• colonel general — noun (plural colonels general or colonel generals) : an officer in some foreign armies usually equivalent to a United States full general * * * ˌcolonel ˈgeneral 7 [colonel general] noun an officer in charge of all the ↑regiments of an army …   Useful english dictionary

• colonel-in-chief — noun (plural colonels in chief or colonel in chiefs) : an honorary rank in some corps or regiments of foreign armies (as the British) usually held by a member of a royal family or a distinguished military leader * * * ˌcolonel in ˈchief 7… …   Useful english dictionary