Definition of 'armed forces'
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armed forces in American
all the military, naval, and air forces of a country or group of countries
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This left only the option of putting in the armed forces and declaring a state of emergency. THE ENDLESS GAME (1993)Police leave throughout the country was cancelled and the armed forces put on full Red Alert. THE ENDLESS GAME (1993)He's a captain in the Russian armed forces ," Zlotin snapped. CODE BREAKER (1993)
But she felt a compulsive need to be able to assign massive shipments to the armed forces. LASTING TREASURES (1993)
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Translations for 'armed forces'
British English: armed forces NOUN
The armed forces of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.
…an officer in the armed forces.
- American English: armed forces
- Brazilian Portuguese: forças armadas
- Chinese: 武装部队
- European Spanish: fuerzas armadas
- French: forces armées
- German: Streitkräfte
- Italian: forze armate
- Japanese: 軍隊
- Korean: 군대
- European Portuguese: forças armadas
- Spanish: fuerzas armadas
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