ar·my (är m )n. pl. ar·mies 1. a. A large body of people organized and trained for land warfare. b. often Army The entire military land forces of a country. c. A tactical and administrative military unit consisting of a headquarters, two or more corps, and auxiliary forces. 2. A large group of people organized for a specific cause: the construction army that built the Panama Canal. 3. A multitude; a host: An army of waiters served at the banquet. See Synonyms at multitude. [Middle English armee, from Old French, from Medieval Latin arm  ta, from Latin, feminine past participle of armre, to arm, from arma, arms; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] |
army
Noun
pl -mies
1. the military land forces of a nation
2. a large number of people or animals [Medieval Latin armata armed forces]
Army, Armies a collection of men armed for battle; a naval armament, armada, or fleet; a great number of something. See also array, force, host, multitude, troop.
Examples: army of ants; of arguments; of caterpillars, 1611; of idlers, 1855; of locusts, 1857; of lovely looks, 1596; of martyrs, 1543; of misfortunes, 1675; of people, 1500; of pestilence, 1593; naval army [manned with sailors and marines], 1751; sea army [sailors and marines], 1751; army of sins, 1751; of speeches wise, 1596; of waiters, c. 1890; of words, 1628; of good words.
1. A formation larger than an army corps but smaller than an army group. It usually consists of two or more army corps.
2. In certain nations "army" is the land component of the armed forces.
3. In certain nations "armee" covers all the armed forces.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or statearmy unit - a military unit that is part of an army armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" army corps, corps - an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support standing army - a permanent army of paid soldiers Union Army - the northern army during the American Civil War Army of the Confederacy, Confederate Army - the southern army during the American Civil War Continental Army - the American army during the American Revolution |
| 2. | army - a large number of people united for some specific purpose crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" | |
| 3. |  Army - the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfareAHPCRC, Army High Performance Computing Research Center - a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 CID, Criminal Investigation Command - the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" Special Forces, U. S. Army Special Forces, United States Army Special Forces - a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" 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 AI, Army Intelligence - 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 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 |
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