combined forces
Merged military units
Combined forces are military units from different branches, nations, or groups operating together under unified command.
The phrase often describes allied armies in wartime: The combined forces of NATO conducted joint exercises.
More broadly, it refers to any pooling of effort or resources: The combined forces of wind and rain battered the coast.
- alliedJoined in partnership
- jointShared by multiple parties
- joint operationCoordinated multi-party undertaking
- unitedJoined as one
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
military alliance · army · troops · military · troop surge · merger · strength · battalion · alliance · unified · teamwork · siege · manpower · band together · pool resources · invasion · reinforcements · flank
- collaborationscollaborators, joint project, duo, co-authorship, team project
- military forcesarmy, soldiers, troops, militias, reserve army
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, coalition, NATO alliance
- military alliancesNATO, Warsaw Pact, allied powers, defense pact, military alliances
- military commandsattention, halt, fall back, advance, attack
- NATOArticle 5, military alliance, mutual defense, alliance, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
combined forcessolo effort
unilateral action · one-man army · going it alone · lone wolf
combined, forces, combine, force, combination, combining, combiner, recombine, recombination