Specialist dictionary

Military history

War, armies, campaigns, strategy, battles and conflict in historical study.

Core vocabulary

50 featured terms

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Accordnoun

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

Armed forcesnoun

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now i…

Armed servicesnoun

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now i…

Armynoun

the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

Battlenoun

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he lost his…

Beleagueringnoun

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Besiegingnoun

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Campaignnoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Causenoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Conflictnoun

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he lost his…

Conquestnoun

success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space"

Crusadenoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Drivenoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Effortnoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Engagementnoun

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he lost his…

Fightnoun

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he lost his…

Invasionnoun

(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"

Militarynoun

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now i…

Military blockadenoun

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Military machinenoun

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now i…

Movementnoun

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of wo…

Naval forcesnoun

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

Navynoun

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

Pactnoun

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

Siegenoun

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Strategynoun

the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

Treatynoun

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

U. S. Armynoun

the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

United States Armynoun

the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

US Armynoun

the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

USAnoun

the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare

Warnoun

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"

War machinenoun

the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now i…

Warfarenoun

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"

Alliancenoun

a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

Assaultnoun

close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

Candidacynoun

the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Candidaturenoun

the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Combatnoun

an engagement fought between two military forces

Commercial treatynoun

a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations

Consumerismnoun

a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

Conventionnoun

(diplomacy) an international agreement

Electioneeringnoun

the campaign of a candidate to be elected

Feminismnoun

the movement aimed at equal rights for women

Pacificationnoun

a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

Peacenoun

a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

Peace treatynoun

a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

Reformnoun

a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"

Reservenoun

armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

Warnoun

a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"