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main-force
[ meyn-fawrs, -fohrs ]
adjective
- pertaining to regular military units with standard uniforms and equipment.
Example Sentences
Iraqi Shiites, for the first time, had their chance to be the main force in a unified Iraq.
The false intelligence led the Germans to believe that the main force would land on the Pas de Calais rather than in Normandy.
By all accounts, Rafsanjani has been the main force behind the scenes trying to annul the elections.
I see how it is; they come here with the intention of dragging me to the late pasha's mansion, and marrying me by main force.
As soon as Howe found that the French fleet had sailed, he determined to strike at the main force of the enemy.
It was only by the exertion of main force that she was separated from it and carried to her own apartment.
Tad hitched his belt tighter before making any move to approach the pony, which Stallings was now holding by main force.
Unknown to him, however, his mother—one of those dear reserves of the army—hastened up to join the main force.
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