Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Territorial Army

British  

noun

  1. Full name: Territorial and Volunteer Reserve.  (in Britain) a standing reserve army originally organized between 1907 and 1908

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Prior to becoming an MP, he also worked as a chartered surveyor and served with the Territorial Army for five years.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2022

Cleverly was in the Territorial Army and went to Sandhurst and, outside of work, enjoys painting model soldiers and hanging out with his border terriers.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2022

He set world records at 40 and 100 miles - to go with his Territorial Army 110-mile march record set in 1959.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2022

Pankaj Kavidayal, a rescue official, said 21 of the confirmed 26 dead were members of the Territorial Army.

From Seattle Times Jul. 2, 2022

For almost a week we stayed like that, bunked up with various members of the Territorial Army.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training