armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
Examples of armed forces in a Sentence
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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In April of this year, Russian armed forces fired two HESA Shahed 136 missiles into a hangar in Kyiv, where a team of 30 Shield AI employees had been doing research and development just two weeks earlier.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Moth has been leader of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in the south of England since 2015, and before that was the bishop to the armed forces.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
The city of San Diego is on the new shortlist of places bidding to host Harry's adaptive sports contest for wounded, sick and injured veterans and armed forces members, alongside Aalborg (Denmark) and Daejeon (South Korea).
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Trump has made broad use of the military during his second term, deploying armed forces off the coast of Venezuela and to American cities.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Moth has been leader of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in the south of England since 2015, and before that was the bishop to the armed forces.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
The city of San Diego is on the new shortlist of places bidding to host Harry's adaptive sports contest for wounded, sick and injured veterans and armed forces members, alongside Aalborg (Denmark) and Daejeon (South Korea).
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Trump has made broad use of the military during his second term, deploying armed forces off the coast of Venezuela and to American cities.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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