Armed forces: alternatives and connections

Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.

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…

A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under prop…

Fertile. See Battel, a.

of Beleaguer

of Besiege

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force; the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical or mo…

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Hol…

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communic…

An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous ende…

The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows…

The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.

Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military para…

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