armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
Examples of armed forces in a Sentence
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
Recent Examples on the Web
For World War II, the armed forces developed the chain of evacuation.
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The monarch is patron of the legion, the largest charity for the armed forces in the U.K., as well as the Normandy Memorial Trust.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Still, there were massive hurdles to overcome, beyond the officially sanctioned segregation of the armed forces.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
Throughout the war, more than 1.1 million women served in the armed forces of the Western Allies, including 640,000 in Britain, where there was a real threat of invasion after Nazi troops drove to the shores of the English Channel.
—Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
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Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
The monarch is patron of the legion, the largest charity for the armed forces in the U.K., as well as the Normandy Memorial Trust.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Still, there were massive hurdles to overcome, beyond the officially sanctioned segregation of the armed forces.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
Throughout the war, more than 1.1 million women served in the armed forces of the Western Allies, including 640,000 in Britain, where there was a real threat of invasion after Nazi troops drove to the shores of the English Channel.
—Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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