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Word army
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈɑːmi / NAmE / ˈɑːrmi /
Example
  • 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 /
  1. a large organized group of soldiers who are trained to fight on land
    • The two opposing armies faced each other across the battlefield.
  2. 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
  3. 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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