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Advance
adjective · 78% connection
Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Ambuscade
verb · 78% connection
A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situatio…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Ambush
verb · 78% connection
A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Approach
verb · 78% connection
To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Avenue
noun · 78% connection
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Barricade
noun · 78% connection
A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Battalion
noun · 78% connection
A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Bivouac
verb · 78% connection
To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Body
noun · 78% connection
The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Charge
verb · 78% connection
The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Clearance
noun · 78% connection
The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a stea…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Deploy
v. t. & i. · 78% connection
To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the re…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Detachment
noun · 78% connection
That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Elongation
noun · 78% connection
Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Flank
noun · 78% connection
The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to attack…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Flanker
noun · 78% connection
One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march, or a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Force
noun · 78% connection
Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
Hostile
adjective · 78% connection
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: guard, small, body, troops, distance.
