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fiedler, arthur, fief, fiefdom, field, field ambulance, field army, field artillery, field battery, field bed, field block, field boot
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Examples from the Web for field army
After the capture of Nicaea, the field-army of Kilij Arslan had to be met.
And now a new phase of the campaign opened, for opposed to the Allies there was only a field-army.
A Gallant Grenadier|F.S. BreretonThat night they pressed on, and halted only when the field-army was reached.
A Gallant Grenadier|F.S. Brereton
British Dictionary definitions for field army
field army
noun
military the largest formation of a land force, usually consisting of two or more corps with supporting arms and services
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