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BrE / ˈɑːmi / NAmE / ˈɑːrmi / |
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- the two opposing armies faced each other across the battlefield.
- her husband is in the army.
- after leaving school, mike went into the army.
- an army officer
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army(noun)BrE / ˈɑːmi / NAmE / ˈɑːrmi / - a large organized group of soldiers who are trained to fight on land
- The two opposing armies faced each other across the battlefield.
- the part of a country’s armed forces that fights on land
- Her husband is in the army.
- After leaving school, Mike went into the army.
- an army officer
- army barracks/bases
- a large number of people or things, especially when they are organized in some way or involved in a particular activity
- an army of advisers/volunteers
- An army of ants marched across the path.
Extra Examples- A huge army marched on the city.
- Actresses now hire armies of hairdressers and stylists.
- After finishing school, Mike went into the army.
- He argued that unemployment created a useful reserve army of labour.
- He bought the jacket at an army surplus store.
- He created an army of loyal customers.
- He grew up on an army base in the 1960s.
- He led the army into battle.
- He marched a foreign army into the capital.
- He was in command of the British Army in Egypt.
- Her husband is in the army.
- NASA maintains a small army of engineers.
- The French army was deployed in the Western Desert.
- The German army entered Austria in March 1938.
- The army was finally defeated in the autumn.
- The companies recruit mostly retired army personnel.
- The emperor was deposed and his army disbanded.
- The king was unable to raise an army.
- The singer was surrounded by a veritable army of reporters.
- The taxes were used to maintain a standing army of around 55 000 troops.
- The two opposing armies clashed in battle.
- Their city fell victim to an invading army.
- There was an army of technicians ready to help.
- Who will organize the army of volunteers?
- a vast army of personnel
- those who fought the Soviet army in Afghanistan
- He’s an army officer.
Word Origin- late Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare ‘to arm’.
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