The Pentagon
Military command center
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington, Virginia.
The building's distinctive five-sided shape gives it its name.
By metonymy, the Pentagon refers to the U.S. military leadership and defense establishment: The Pentagon announced new troop deployments, Pentagon officials declined to comment.
Authoritative instruction given
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- policyAdopted principle of action
directorates · secretariat · operations · Joint Chiefs · Secretary of Defense · briefings · situation room · executive
Notable point of reference
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- governmentAuthority over a state
national security · Washington · recognizable · imposing · monumental · historic · September 11 · memorial
Organized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
- air forceMilitary aviation branch
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
generals · admirals · officers · Joint Chiefs · uniformed · servicemembers · branches · enlistment
Enclosed building passages
- concreteSolid building mixture
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- constructionProcess of building something
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
complex · infrastructure · wedges · rings · heliport · courtyard · limestone · offices
command
Authoritative instruction given
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
policy · directorates · secretariat · operations · Joint Chiefs · Secretary of Defense · briefings · situation room · executive · decision-making
landmark
Notable point of reference
government · national security · Washington · recognizable · imposing · monumental · historic · September 11 · memorial · institution
army
Organized land-based military
troops · generals · admirals · officers · Joint Chiefs · uniformed · servicemembers · branches · enlistment · veterans
corridors
Enclosed building passages
- concreteSolid building mixture
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- constructionProcess of building something
facility · complex · infrastructure · wedges · rings · heliport · courtyard · limestone · offices · basement
five-sided
Having five edges
- polygonMultisided plane figure
- verticesCorner points of shapes
- anglesRotation between intersecting lines
shape · symmetry · regular · sides · perimeter · interior angles · diagonals · geometric · architectural · design
- military basesFort Bragg, Fort Hood, military base, Fort Benning, air force base
The PentagonCongress
U.S. lawmaking body
Foggy Bottom · diplomatic corps · Department of State · Main Street · foreign service
The Pentagonpacifist movements
Organized opposition to armed conflict
UNESCO · Doctors Without Borders · humanitarian organizations · UNICEF · Amnesty International
The Pentagonanti-war protesters
Demonstrators opposing military action
conscientious objectors · pacifists · war resisters · draft dodgers · peace activists
pentagon, pentagram, pentameter, pentathlon, pentagonal, pentagons, pentahedron