army
A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
Other meanings
Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.
Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).
Synonyms
- host
- here
Related words
- fifty-cent army
- fifty cent army
- an army marches on its stomach
- antiarmy
- armied
- army ant
- army base
- army boot
- army boots
- army brat
- army crawl
- army creole
Word history
From Latin "armāre" (to arm).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “army” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.