brotherhood-in-arms
Soldiers' mutual bond
Brotherhood-in-arms is the bond between soldiers or others who have faced danger together.
The shared experience of combat or conflict creates a loyalty and trust that persists long after the fighting ends: The veterans maintained their brotherhood-in-arms through annual reunions.
The phrase emphasizes that such bonds rival or exceed those of blood kinship.
Close allies in cause
- foxholeMilitary defensive excavation
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- platoonSmall infantry formation
regiment · squad · deployment · combat · trenches · barracks · soldiers · warriors
Binding tie or connection
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- solidarityUnity among allies
- trustConfidence in another
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
camaraderie · fidelity · unbreakable · oath · commitment · mutual · protection · steadfast
Severe difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- survivorsThose still alive after
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
endurance · perseverance · resilience · tested · forged · overcome · sacrifice · suffering
Titled warriors on horseback
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- legionnairesMembers of a legion
- musketeersSoldiers armed with firearms
- crusadersPassionate advocates for change
warriors · bands · shields · oaths · chivalry · phalanx · janissaries · berserkers
comrades
Close allies in cause
- foxholeMilitary defensive excavation
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- veteransFormer armed forces members
platoon · regiment · squad · deployment · combat · trenches · barracks · soldiers · warriors · campaign
bond
Binding tie or connection
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- solidarityUnity among allies
- trustConfidence in another
devotion · camaraderie · fidelity · unbreakable · oath · commitment · mutual · protection · steadfast · unwavering
adversity
Severe difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- survivorsThose still alive after
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
trials · endurance · perseverance · resilience · tested · forged · overcome · sacrifice · suffering · triumph
knights
Titled warriors on horseback
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- legionnairesMembers of a legion
- musketeersSoldiers armed with firearms
crusaders · warriors · bands · shields · oaths · chivalry · phalanx · janissaries · berserkers · companions
brotherhood-in-armsblood feud
Inherited cycle of retribution
enmity · betrayal · treachery · backstabbing · disloyalty
brotherhood-in-armsarch-nemesis
Principal lifelong adversary
opposing forces · mortal enemy · blood feud · sworn enemy · sworn enemies
brotherhood-in-armsdesertion
Unlawful abandonment of duty
betrayal · treachery · abandonment · estrangement · every man for himself
brother, brothers, brotherly, brotherhood, brotherhoods, armaments, armories, disarm, disarmed