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Army   /ˈɑrmi/   Listen
Army

noun
1.
A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state.  Synonyms: ground forces, regular army.
2.
A large number of people united for some specific purpose.
3.
The army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare.  Synonyms: U. S. Army, United States Army, US Army, USA.



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"Army" Quotes from Famous Books



... and sylvan, was once alive with mining camps and villages. Here there would be two thousand souls under canvas; there one thousand or fifteen hundred ensconced, as if for ever, in a town of comfortable houses. But the luck had failed, the mines petered out; and the army of miners had departed, and left this quarter of the world to the rattlesnakes and deer and grizzlies, and to the slower but ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition - Vol. 2 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson

... the Gospels say, not only "Do not kill," but "Do not be angry," yet the Church blesses the army. The Gospel says, "Swear not at all," yet the Church administers oaths. ...
— The Light Shines in Darkness • Leo Tolstoy

... took the French at Charleroi completely by surprise. At the moment they could comprehend neither where he came from nor the measure of his strength. But he was in army force. ...
— The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) - The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne • Francis J. Reynolds, Allen L. Churchill, and Francis Trevelyan

... stood grim and tall against the blue of the summer sky. Much good service had that gateway seen, and it was as strong as when it had been first built hundreds of years before, and was still able to shut out an army of enemies, if Perugia ...
— Knights of Art - Stories of the Italian Painters • Amy Steedman

... Valentinian was deservedly dreaded by them because he took care to keep up the numbers of his army by strong reinforcements, and because also he fortified both banks of the Rhine with lofty fortresses and castles, to prevent the enemy from ever passing over into ...
— The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus • Ammianus Marcellinus


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