armed forces

armed force

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ahrmd fawrs, fohrs]
- /ɑrmd fɔrs, foʊrs/
- /ɑːmd fɔːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahrmd fawrs, fohrs]
- /ɑrmd fɔrs, foʊrs/

Definitions of armed forces words

noun plural armed forces The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force. 3
noun plural armed forces the military forces of a nation or nations, including the army, navy, air force, marines, etc 3
noun armed forces all the military, naval, and air forces of a country or group of countries 3
noun armed forces The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines and, sometimes, coastguard or border guard. 0

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Origin of armed forces

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1685-95

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Parts of speech for Armed forces

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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armed forces popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for armed forces

noun armed forces

military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
armament — Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle.
service — Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.

All 3 Synonyms of armed forces