field army
Americannoun
noun
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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
At war's start he was a key member of the General Staff, but when Moscow was threatened he took command of a field army.
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
Before dawn of the next day, 20,000 troops of General Chen Yi's third field army marched into the city through the northwest gate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fairfax gladly obeyed, even though a siege of Oxford and not the enemy’s field army was the objective assigned him.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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