army

ar·my  (ärm)

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.

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[Middle English armee, from Old French, from Medieval Latin armta, from Latin, feminine past participle of armre, to arm, from arma, arms; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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army [ˈɑːmɪ]

n pl -mies

1. (Military) the military land forces of a nation

2. (Military) a military unit usually consisting of two or more corps with supporting arms and services

3. (Military) (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of an army army rations

4. any large body of people united for some specific purpose

5. a large number of people, animals, etc.; multitude

[from Old French armee, from Medieval Latin armāta armed forces; see armada]

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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.

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state ground forces, regular army legion, host - archaic terms for army army unit - a military unit that is part of an army armed service, military service, service - a force that is a branch of the armed forces 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 warfare U. S. Army, United States Army, US Army, USA AHPCRC, 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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army

noun

1. soldiers, military, troops, armed force, legions, infantry, military force, land forces, land force, soldiery After returning from abroad, he joined the army.

2. vast number, host, gang, mob, flock, array, legion, swarm, sea, pack, horde, multitude, throng data collected by an army of volunteers

Proverbs
"An army marches on its stomach"

Translations

army [ˈɑːmɪ]

A. N

1. (Mil) → ejército m
to be in the army → ser militar
to join the army → alistarse

2. (fig) → ejército m, multitud f

B. CPD army chaplain N → capellán m castrense
army corps N → cuerpo m del ejército
army doctor N → médico/a m/f militar
army life N → vida f militar
Army list N → lista f de oficiales del ejército
army of occupation N → ejército m de ocupación
army slang N → argot m militar
army surplus N → excedentes mpl del ejército

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army [ˈɑː^rmi] n

(= military force) → armée f army officer

(fig) an army of sth → une armée de qch
army base n → base f militaire
army officer n → officier m de l'armée de terre
A road A-road [ˈeɪrəʊd] n (British) → route f nationale

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army

n

→ Armee f, → Heer nt; army of occupation → Besatzungsarmee f; to be in the army → beim Militär sein; (Ger also) → bei der Bundeswehr sein; (Aus also) → beim Bundesheer sein; to join the army → zum Militär gehen

(fig) → Heer nt

(= division) → Armee (→ korps nt) f attr → Militär-; discipline → militärisch; army doctor → Militär- or Stabsarzt m → /-ärztin f; army life → Soldatenleben nt; army officer → Offizier(in) m(f) → in der Armee; an army type (inf) → einer vom Barras (inf) → or Bund (Ger inf)

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army:

army ant

n → Wanderameise f, → Treiberameise f

army-issue

adj → Armee-; army rifle → Armeegewehr nt

Army List

n (Brit) → Rangliste f

army-surplus

adj → Armee-, Army-; army store → Armee- or Armyladen m

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army [ˈɑːmɪ] n (Mil) (fig) → esercito
to join the army → arruolarsi

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army → جيش armáda hær Militär στρατός ejército armeija armée vojska esercito 軍隊 군대 leger hær armia exército армия armé กองทัพ ordu quân đội 军队