war establishment

noun

1. the full wartime complement of men, equipment, and vehicles of a military unit

Example Sentences

Contrary to dire warnings from the drug war establishment, the sky has not fallen.

From The Daily Beast

They prove to what a pitch Duke Frederick had raised the credit of his state and war establishment.

From Project Gutenberg

In the report of the technical sub-committee the war establishment for an expeditionary force is planned on these lines.

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The British have a peace as well as a war establishment for their navy; and the former was usually about one-third of the latter.

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He thought the number of men and officers should be regulated for a peace, and not a war establishment.

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A war establishment was kept up in time of peace in the island of Cuba to protect the island from threatened invasions.

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