military force

Noun
  1. A unit that is part of some military service (synset 108215338)
    "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
    subtypes:
    • trip wire - a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces
    • command - a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
    • enemy - an opposing military force
    • task force - a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective
    • army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
    • naval unit - a military unit that is part of a navy
    • air unit - a military unit that is part of the airforce
    • armor, armour - a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
    • mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin - a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad
    • guard - a military unit serving to protect some place or person
    • legion - a large military unit
    • echelon - a body of troops arranged in a line
    • phalanx - a body of troops in close array
    • republican guard - formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad
    • haganah - the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force
    • idf, israeli defense force - the ground and air and naval forces of Israel
    • militia, reserves - civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
    • commando - an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
    • contingent, detail - a temporary military unit
    • headquarters - (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
    • spearhead - the leading military unit in an attack
    member holonym: man, military man, military personnel, serviceman - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
    belongs to: armed service, military service, service - a force that is a branch of the armed forces
    same as: force, military group, military unit

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