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land forces

British  

plural noun

  1. armed forces serving on land

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At the same time, it would be mistaken to defend land forces as they currently exist.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

"And those who do not respect this order...have their own problems," added the general, who heads Uganda's land forces.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2025

The U.S. has to do what it can to try and close the gap, and land forces are part of the equation.”

From Washington Times Nov. 9, 2023

Sweden remains Finland's closest military partner and is also both politically and tactically ready to defend its Nordic neighbour, the commander of the Swedish land forces said.

From Reuters May 30, 2023

After that, land forces had captured three forts guarding the city of Mobile, which meant that the Confederacy had lost its most essential port on the Gulf of Mexico.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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