Army
WordNet
noun
(1) A large number of people united for some specific purpose
(2) A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
(3) The army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
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Etymology
Recorded since c.1386. From (French ), from Proto-Romance armata, from M.L. armata "armed force", a noun taken from the past participle of , itself related to arma "tools, arms", from Proto-Indo-European *ar- "to fit together".
Noun
- A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather then air - and naval) operations
- The army was sent in to quell the uprising.
- used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces
- The army got a better share of this year's budget increase then navy and air force.
- (often capitalized) within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions)
- The Fourth Army suffered such losses that its remainders were merged into the Second Army, also deployed on the Western front.
- The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.
- The army opposed the legislature's involvement.
- A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
- It took an army of accountants to uncover the fraud.
- A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.
- Our house is being attacked by an army of ants.
- Any multitude
- On sunny days the beaches draw armies of tourist of all kinds