Dictionary entry details
• MILITARY GROUP (noun)
Meaning:
A unit that is part of some military service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
force; military force; military group; military unit
Context example:
he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men
Hypernyms ("military group" is a kind of...):
social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)
Meronyms (members of "military group"):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "military group"):
trip wire (a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces)
phalanx (a body of troops in close array)
Republican Guard (Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role is to protect the government in Baghdad)
Haganah (the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israel defense force)
IDF; Israeli Defense Force (the ground and air and naval forces of Israel)
militia; reserves (civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army)
home guard (a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere)
commando (an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory)
contingent; detail (a temporary military unit)
headquarters ((plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff)
echelon (a body of troops arranged in a line)
legion (a large military unit)
command (a military unit or region under the control of a single officer)
enemy (an opposing military force)
task force (a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective)
army unit (a military unit that is part of an army)
naval unit (a military unit that is part of a navy)
air unit (a military unit that is part of the airforce)
armor; armour (a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles)
mujahadeen; mujahadein; mujahadin; mujahedeen; mujahedin; mujahideen; mujahidin (a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad)
spearhead (the leading military unit in an attack)
Holonyms ("military group" is a member of...):
armed service; military service; service (a force that is a branch of the armed forces)
