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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military unit |
| Synonyms: | armada, battalion, escadrille, fleet, squad, unit |
| Main Entry: | battalion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military division |
| Synonyms: | army, brigade, company, contingent, corps, force, horde, host, legion, multitude, regiment, squadron, throng, unit |
| Main Entry: | cavalry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troops riding horses |
| Synonyms: | Mounties, army, bowlegs, chasseurs, cuirassiers, dragoons, horse, horse soldiers, hussars, lancers, mounted troops, rangers, squadron, uhlans |
| Notes: | Calvary is a hill near ancient Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified while a cavalry is troops trained to fight on horseback or a highly mobile army unit |
| Main Entry: | corps |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group trained for action |
| Synonyms: | band, body, brigade, company, contingent, crew, detachment, division, outfit, party, posse, regiment, squad, squadron, team, troop, troupe, unit |
| Main Entry: | expedition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | journey; people on a journey |
| Synonyms: | campaign, caravan, cavalcade, company, crew, crowd, cruise, crusade, enterprise, entrada, excursion, exploration, explorers, fleet, jaunt, junket, mission, outing, party, patrol, peregrination, picnic, posse, quest, safari, squadron, swing, team, tour, travel, travellers, trek, trip, undertaking, voyage, voyagers, wayfarers |
| Main Entry: | fleet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of ships |
| Synonyms: | argosy, armada, flotilla, formation, line, naval force, navy, sea power, squadron, tonnage, vessels, warships |
| Main Entry: | flotilla |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small fleet |
| Synonyms: | argosy, armada, group, navy, squadron, unit, vessels |
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military organization |
| Synonyms: | armed forces, army, battalion, body, cell, corps, crew, detachment, division, guard, horses, host, legion, patrol, regiment, reserves, shop, soldiers, squad, squadron, troop, unit |
| Main Entry: | platoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of military people |
| Synonyms: | army, array, batch, battery, bunch, clump, cluster, company, detachment, lot, outfit, parcel, patrol, set, squad, squadron, team, troop, unit |
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