military

«military» in Mova's school dictionary: having to do with soldiers, the army, navy or air force… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (military); noun (the military, uncountable/collective)

meaning for a pupil

1) Military means having to do with soldiers, the army, navy or air force, or war. tree →

2) The military is a country's armed forces. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, military means armies, battles, forts and weapons. In everyday life, military families move often; military time is the 24-hour clock (for example, 15:00 for three in the afternoon). Phrases: "military base", "military service", "military uniform", "military parade", "military precision" (very exact).

examples

• Her dad is in the military. tree →
• Soldiers marched in a military parade. tree →
• The castle was built for military reasons. tree →
• He wore a military uniform. tree →
• The army set up a military base near the coast. tree →
• The plan was carried out with military precision. tree →
• Military time uses the 24-hour clock. tree →
• And the Flea went into foreign military service, where it is said he was killed. tree →

note

"The military" takes a singular or plural verb. Related: militia, militant. Do not confuse with "militant" (aggressive in support of a cause).

In the corpora

• "Collateral damage" is official military language for ordinary people killed or property destroyed by accident in an attack.
• "Neutralized" in official military or police talk means killed.
• "Neutralize" in military talk means kill.
• "Servicing the target" is US military jargon for bombing or killing the target.
• "Kinetic action" is US military jargon for a real attack with weapons that kills or destroys.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «military» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.