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(US, military) A personnel file detailing the background and history of a member of the United States armed forces.
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(military) Operations and training section of an Air Force staff.
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(military) Communications section of an Air Force staff.
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(US military) A component of a naval task force.
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An individual soldier in the same role.
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(obsolete) Pertaining to an army or a troop.
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An army medical corpsman attached to a field unit.
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A unit in the U.S. Air Force larger than a division but smaller than a command.
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The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.
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(figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
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The Baltic Exchange, a membership organisation for the maritime industry.
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(military) Basic training.
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(military) The standard training regime for introducing new recruits to the organization's discipline and basic operational skills.
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(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
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(Russia, military) A combined arms military unit that is used for specific tasks and to achieve a discreet mission. Originated during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; also used significantly during the 2014 and 2022 Russian invasions of Ukraine.
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(military) A grouping of several types of troops assembled to fight together.
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A military that covers the entire spectrum of capabilities, but has virtually no external military clout.
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(historical, colloquial) An assemblage of US World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups who gathered in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1932 to demand cash-payment redemption of their service certificates.
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(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
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A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
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(US, military, countable) A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
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A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road.
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(military) A soldier employed to carry out engineering tasks in support of land forces during combat operations, facilitating the mobility of friendly forces while impeding that of the enemy.
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(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
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(military) A military battalion formally designated to engage in the construction of structures for military use.
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(military, historical) In the German Democratic Republic, a person who did not bear arms but instead did construction work.
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(military) A quota of troops.
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(military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
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(deprecated, US, military) An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic.
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A person who looks after and guides tourists.
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(law enforcement) a group of individuals trained to provide trauma mitigation and education in the aftermath of a critical incident
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(countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
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(military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.
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(military) Arrangement in echelons.
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A military unit destined to be fielded in tactical operations
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(military) A small detachment of soldiers.
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(US, military) A small unit of infantry.
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(originally US military) a fitness report.
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(military) A factor, such as better positioning or equipment, which increases a unit's combat potential, allowing it to fight on a par with a larger force.
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(military) Troops (plural only).
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A military unit of one country that is composed of volunteers from another country.
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(military) A group or party which advances in front of the contingent; a scout.
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(military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.]
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(US, military, U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.
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(UK, military slang) The regular army, not including any special forces.
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(military) The military units operating on the ground, including tanks, soldiers, artillery, etc.
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(US, military) A communications unit and their equipment; most often in reference to satellite communications.
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(military) Ground forces.
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(military) An air force formation.
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(military) A temporary, improvised grouping of forces.
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A location where a guard is posted (station), often having a guardhouse.
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(military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
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(military) By engaging small sections of an enemy army rather than fighting a single pitched battle against the entire enemy force.
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(US, military) A member of the 28th Infantry Division (United States).
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(now rare) A corporal with responsibility for carrying or delivering letters for a given regiment etc.
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A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.
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(Ancient Rome, military) A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers.
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(military) A body of troops held in military reserve by a general for striking a blow on an exposed flank or wherever the enemy reveals a weak spot.
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Military items, especially collectibles.
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(Canada, US) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
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(military) A type of military unit armed, equipped and trained to fight in rugged, mountainous terrain.
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(military) A military unit formed up so as to allow space between its ranks.
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A member of a military special operations unit.
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Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
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(military) Forces of varying size and composition preselected for specific missions in order to facilitate planning and training
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(UK, military, historical) A group of men who were friends before being enlisted, all of whom were placed into a single battalion in order to incentivize enlistment in the British Army during World War I.
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(military, chiefly historical) Synonym of platoon (“a small group of soldiers”)
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(US, military) cardiovascular and strength training and its related minimum standards and scores used to determine standing for positions
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(military) One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.
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(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
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(military) An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
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(India) A person who marches in a procession.
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(military) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies.
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(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units; now specifically, usually composed of two or more battalions.
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(military) Relating to a regiment
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A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
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A division or corps of this force.
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A Japanese military unit; a squadron, task force, group or wing.
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A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.
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(originally US and UK military) a situation report.
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Soldiers considered as a group.
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A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
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(military) A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
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A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.
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A group in an organization such as the police or the army that has been trained especially for dealing with serious and urgent threats.
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(business, government, military) A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.
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a temporary group of military units brought together, under a single commander, to accomplish a specific objective
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(US, military) The ratio of combat troops to support forces.
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(UK, military, historical) An officer employed to drive out to troops and transmit back requests for support via a special radio link.
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Abbreviation of troop. [(collective) A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).]
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(military) A specific unit assigned to a division that is the headquarters for one or more trains.
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To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
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(UK, historical, military) An old English division of infantry.
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(military, informal) A member of a military organization.
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the number of military troops and equipment that a military unit is supposed to have in wartime
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(dated) A group of soldiers or other military personnel actively engaged in warfare.
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An official (originally and chiefly one working for the United Nations) whose job is to examine the potential military research sites or equipment of a given state, as a means of ensuring disarmament or assessing compliance with arms treaties etc.
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