field army

noun

army(def 2).

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Historical Examples

That night they pressed on, and halted only when the field-army was reached.
A Gallant Grenadier
F.S. Brereton
After the capture of Nicaea, the field-army of Kilij Arslan had to be met.
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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. 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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field army

Examples from the Web for field army

Historical Examples

That night they pressed on, and halted only when the field-army was reached.

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.

field army