field army
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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They later arrived in the North Sinai town of El-Arish, accompanied by the commander of Egypt's second field army.
From Reuters ● May 20, 2013
The U.S. field army in Iceland is headed by cob-nosed, soft-spoken Major General Charles H. Bonesteel, formerly in command of the Fifth Division.
From Time Magazine Archive
Iraq's field army, committed to the static defense of Kuwait, simply had to dig in and take the pounding.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Serbs have held their 1,000-mile-long front lines for three years, and their field army of up to 80,000 is stretched thin.
From Time Magazine Archive
This was a field army in which the three combat branches—infantry, cavalry, and artillery—were combined.
From American Military Insignia 1800-1851 by Campbell, J. Duncan
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