armed forces
armed forces
noun pluralDefinition of ARMED FORCES
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation <our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world>
Related Words GIs (or GI's), men-at-arms, rank and file, servicemen, servicewomen, soldiers, soldiery; force; militia, reserves; armor, defense; gendarmerie (or gendarmery)
Near Antonyms civilians, noncombatants
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