armies
Legions of soldiers
Armies is the plural of army—organized military land forces of nations or factions.
The word extends to any large mobilized group: armies of volunteers, armies of the night.
When multiple nations field forces, each has its army: The allied armies converged on Berlin.
Military personnel collectively
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- divisionSplitting into parts
- platoonSmall infantry formation
squad · brigade · corps · garrison · infantry · cavalry · artillery · marines
Disorganized, overwhelming crowd
Combat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- assaultViolent offensive act
- invasionForcible entry into territory
campaign · frontline · trenches · skirmish · engagement · barrage · ambush · casualties
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- flankingAt the sides of
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
reconnaissance · formation · deployment · guerrilla · intelligence · supply lines · pincer movement · blitzkrieg
Great number, or soldiers
- centurionRoman army officer
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- manipleLiturgical forearm garment
- testudoRoman protective shield array
praetorian · auxilia · legionnaire · gladius · pilum · scutum · aquila · decimation
Temporary alliance for action
- allied forcesMilitaries united by agreement
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- axisRotation reference line
- NATOWestern defense organization
joint forces · multinational · peacekeepers · expeditionary force · pact · federation · bloc
troops
Military personnel collectively
platoon · squad · brigade · corps · garrison · infantry · cavalry · artillery · marines · paratroopers
horde
Disorganized, overwhelming crowd
host · mob · columns · ranks · droves · onslaught · flood · tide
battlefield
Combat engagement area
invasion · campaign · frontline · trenches · skirmish · engagement · barrage · ambush · casualties · occupation
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- flankingAt the sides of
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
encirclement · reconnaissance · formation · deployment · guerrilla · intelligence · supply lines · pincer movement · blitzkrieg · attrition
legion
Great number, or soldiers
testudo · praetorian · auxilia · legionnaire · gladius · pilum · scutum · aquila · decimation · consular
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- allied forcesMilitaries united by agreement
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- axisRotation reference line
NATO · joint forces · multinational · peacekeepers · expeditionary force · pact · federation · bloc
- warcombat, warfare, battle scenes, battles, soldier
- things that clashcolors, patterns, stripes, plaids, prints
- Red Armysoldiers, riflemen, divisions, regiments, brigades
- militarysoldiers, troops, officers, navy, generals
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- war participantssoldiers, troops, combatants, fighters, military
armiesnavies
National seagoing military branches
fleets · air forces · marines · coast guards · naval forces
armiespeace corps
Civilian overseas service program
humanitarian missions · aid organizations · diplomatic corps · peacekeepers · relief workers
- standing armiesPermanently maintained military forces
- troll armiesCoordinated online harassment groups
- puppet armiesTroops directed by outsiders
- mercenary armiesMilitary forces bought, not raised
- keyboard armiesCoordinated online attackers
- shadow armies
army, arms, armor, armored, armory, armada, armament, armorer, armorers