- armed forces as a noun:
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armed forces
noun
1 armed forces
The military forces of a nation.
synonyms: armed services, military, military machine, war machine.
is a specific kind of: force, personnel.
is a broader term that covers: military reserve, reserve.
has as a member: cadre | medic, medical officer.
domain member category: absence without leave, unauthorized absence | pullback | retreat | stand-down, standdown | disengagement, fallback, pullout | amphibious landing | gun | deactivation, inactivation | countermarch | fly-by, flyover, flypast | sortie | troop movement | war game | militainment | demonstration | national service | fatigue, fatigue duty | air cover | military censorship | umbrella | logistic assessment | drill | manual, manual of arms | military training | basic training | military drill | close-order drill | square-bashing | action, military action | battle, conflict, engagement, fight | blockade, encirclement | defence, defense, defensive measure | electronic warfare, EW | military operation, operation | combined operation | police action | resistance | maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation | armed combat, combat | campaign, military campaign | expedition, hostile expedition, military expedition | military mission, mission | sally, sortie | reenforcement, reinforcement, support | attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | war, warfare | assault | blitz, blitzkrieg | infiltration | peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation | amphibious operation | psychological operation, psyop | muster call | military ceremony | beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege | nuclear deterrence | countermine | military control, occupation | conscription, draft, muster, selective service | court-martial | logistic assistance, logistic support | inter-service support | air base, air station | armament | armored car, armoured car | APC, armored personnel carrier, armoured personnel carrier | armory, armoury, arsenal | assault gun, assault rifle | attack submarine | B-52 | barrack | base, base of operations | battle dress | billet | bomber | boot camp | caisson | bivouac, camp, cantonment, encampment | command post, general headquarters, GHQ | commissary | aid station, dressing station | dress uniform | emplacement | fatigues | field hospital | attack aircraft, fighter, fighter aircraft | fire control radar | fire control system | full-dress uniform | fort, garrison | gas shell | guardhouse | gun room | half track | hardware | headquarters, HQ, military headquarters | hospital train | army hut, field hut, hut | hutment | latrine | equipage, materiel | mess, mess hall | military hospital | military installation | military post, post | military quarters | military uniform | military vehicle | minute gun | naval installation, shore station | naval shipyard, navy yard | olive-drab uniform, olive drab | outpost | personnel carrier | picket | platform, weapons platform | quartering | reconnaissance plane | reconnaissance vehicle, scout car | redoubt | regimentals | rocket base | silo | smoke screen, smokescreen | precision rifle, sniper rifle | armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank, tank | transport ship | troop carrier, troop transport | wardroom | military plane, warplane | combat ship, war vessel, warship | W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD | weapons carrier | sea power | attention | military capability, military posture, military strength, posture, strength | firepower | generalship | military science | tactics | strategy | commission, military commission | muster roll | military greeting, salute | military intelligence | liberty chit, pass | lights-out, taps | reveille, wake-up signal | retreat | retreat | drumbeat | tattoo | insignia of rank | order | call up | briefing | strategic warning | tactical warning | warning of attack | warning of war | chevron, grade insignia, stripe, stripes | stripe | damage, equipment casualty | battle damage, combat casualty | operational casualty, operational damage | casualty | combat injury, injury, wound | loss, personnel casualty | collateral damage | military ceremony | trip wire | Joint Chiefs, Joint Chiefs of Staff | command | task force | army unit | army, ground forces, regular army | naval unit | naval forces, navy | coastguard | Marines | air unit | air force, airforce | armor, armour | armed service, military service, service | force, military force, military group, military unit | Pentagon | military police, MP | shore patrol | company | platoon | rearguard | wing | echelon | phalanx | military academy | naval academy | air force academy | drumhead court-martial | court-martial | military court | provost court | Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA | artillery, artillery unit | musketry | battery | cavalry | horse cavalry | mechanized cavalry | foot, infantry | paratroops | militia, reserves | militia | home guard | territorial, territorial reserve | home reserve, National Guard | standing army | Army, U. S. Army, United States Army, US Army, USA | United States Army Rangers | United States Military Academy, US Military Academy | AI, Army Intelligence | Army National Guard, ARNG | military personnel, soldiery, troops | friendly | hostile | cavalry, horse, horse cavalry | garrison | rank, rank and file | commando | contingent, detail | general staff | headquarters | headquarters staff | high command, supreme headquarters | spearhead | firing party, firing squad | military formation | open order | close order | extended order | sick call, sick parade | column | chow line | air power, aviation | martial law | military law | muster | center | flank, wing | head | rear | minefield | field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations | line | line of battle | salient | battle line | military position, position | staging area | sector | combat area, combat zone | war zone | drop zone, dropping zone | West Point | ensign | adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp | air attache | army attache | army engineer, military engineer | army officer | bandsman | brass hat | cadet, plebe | captain, skipper | captain | casualty | chief of staff | chief petty officer | colonel | color bearer, standard-bearer | combat pilot | commander | commandant, commander, commanding officer | commando, ranger | commissioned officer | commissioned military officer | commissioned naval officer | commodore | defense contractor | defector, deserter | desk officer | conscript, draftee, inductee | drill instructor, drill master | enemy, foe, foeman, opposition | executive officer | field marshal | field-grade officer, field officer, FO | fighter pilot | flag officer | flanker | full general, general | general officer | inspector general | judge advocate | judge advocate | judge advocate general | lieutenant | lieutenant | lieutenant colonel, light colonel | lieutenant commander | lieutenant general | lieutenant JG, lieutenant junior grade | major | major-general | devil dog, leatherneck, Marine, shipboard soldier | marine engineer, naval engineer | marshal, marshall | midshipman | military adviser, military advisor | Holy Joe, military chaplain, padre, sky pilot | military leader | military officer, officer | military policeman, MP | naval attache | naval commander | naval officer | Navy SEAL, SEAL | enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer | occupier | peacekeeper | provost marshal | reservist | sapper | Section Eight | man, military man, military personnel, serviceman | shirker, slacker | sprog | spy, undercover agent | staff officer | striker | subaltern | territorial | military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer | warrant officer | weekend warrior | foreign aid | government issue, issue, military issue | preparation, preparedness, readiness | military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating | flag rank | spit and polish | pass | compassionate leave | field day | mess | break | detach | billet, canton, quarter | activated | armed | unarmed | armored, armoured | unarmored, unarmoured | accoutered, accoutred | expeditionary | operational | active, combat-ready, fighting | effective | inactive, nonoperational | regular ... show more.
derivation: militarise, militarize | militaristic.
Dutch: armee, armée, heerschaar, heir, krijgsmacht, landleger, landmacht, landstrijdkrachten, leger, legerschaar, manschappen, strijdkrachten, strijdmacht, troep, troepen, troepenmacht, weermacht ... show more
Polish: militaria
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