Synonyms

force military_unit military_group

Examples

"he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"

Used in print

Selkirk persuaded eighty men and four officers to go_to Red_River where they were to serve as a military_force to protect his settlers from the hostile Northwest_Company which resented the intrusion of farmers into the fur traders ' empire .

Strategy and tactics of the U._S. military_forces are now undergoing one of the greatest transitions in history .

Our military_forces must be capable of contending successfully with any contingency which may be forced upon us , from limited emergencies to all-out nuclear general war .

Related terms

unit enemy command militia task_force headquarters home_guard spearhead army_unit legion republican_guard echelon idf haganah phalanx commando contingent trip_wire air_unit armor mujahadeen naval_unit military_service serviceman military