interjection

used for telling soldiers to go to their positions so that they are ready to fight

noun

a soldier, pilot etc who is on active duty belongs to a military force as their main job

noun

a soldier, pilot etc who is on active service is ready to take part in a battle that is taking place, rather than simply preparing for one

noun

a country that starts a war, or someone who starts a fight

noun

the planes that do this

noun

a loud shout given by soldiers to frighten the enemy or to encourage their own side

adjective

surrounded by an army and not able to escape

noun

one of the countries involved in a war

to make a place dark by turning off all the lights, for example so that the enemy cannot see a place at night.

noun

a period during a war when lights in streets and buildings are turned off so that an enemy cannot see them at night

adjective

forced to leave a place because of being attacked by bombs

verb

to stop fighting in a war and accept that you are defeated

noun

an event or situation that causes a war

noun

the organization and training of ordinary people to help defend themselves and their country during a war

noun

the preparations that a country makes for an attack by an enemy

noun

relating to fighting in a war

noun

a person, group, or country that takes part in a war

verb

to officially take someone’s property for military use

verb

to send a group of soldiers to perform a special job separately from the rest of their group

if soldiers dig in or dig themselves in, they dig trenches where they can wait for an attack

verb

if an army disengages, it stops fighting in an area

noun

a report that a military officer sends from a battlefield (=a place where a battle is being fought) or a government official sends from a foreign country

noun

a country that is fighting another country in a war: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

noun

relating to a country’s enemy

verb

to start to fight with an enemy in battle

to start to fight an enemy in battle

adjective

used about fighting between people from different ethnic groups living in the same place

verb

to secretly remove soldiers, spies, etc. from a dangerous area

noun

a situation in which soldiers or armies use weapons against each other

noun

General Headquarters: the place from which a military operation is controlled

noun

the place from which military action is controlled: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

noun

a row of soldiers, ships, or weapons facing an enemy

noun

goods or possessions taken from a place that an enemy has gained control of in a war

adjective

relating to armies or armed forces and the way in which they are organized

adjective

if someone is missing, they cannot be found after a battle or accident but are not known to be dead or taken prisoner

noun

a tendency for military operations in foreign countries to increase gradually and for more and more soldiers to be needed

verb

if an army or large group of police officers mobilize, or if a government mobilizes them, they prepare to do something such as fight a war

to remove any remaining members of an enemy army from an area after a victory

noun

the time when a guard stays awake during the night in order to protect a place from attack or danger

verb

to get past the side of a group of enemy soldiers and attack them from behind

verb

to defeat an enemy in a battle

to keep soldiers in a place so that they cannot move

adjective

intended to make it impossible or difficult for an enemy to attack

verb

to carry out an activity, especially a war

if soldiers pull back, or if someone pulls them back, they move back towards their own land

if soldiers pull out of a place, or if someone pulls them out, they leave

verb

if an army pushes into, through, or across a country or area, it moves further into, through, or across it, using force

verb

if soldiers regroup, or if someone regroups them, they form into an organized group again to continue fighting

noun

military help for an army or place that is being attacked or surrounded

noun

money paid by the country that loses a war for the damage and problems that it has caused to other countries

verb

if an army retreats, it moves away from a position because of danger or defeat

noun

the destruction by an army or a government of everything that might be useful to enemy forces moving into the area

verb

to put soldiers or military equipment in a place, especially because there is a war

noun

duties performed as a member of the armed forces, especially during a war

noun

attacks by soldiers who are firing shells

verb

to be involved in a skirmish

noun

a cloud of smoke created to hide the movements of soldiers or military vehicles

noun

help or protection that is given by one group of soldiers to another group who are fighting in a battle

noun

the skill of effectively organizing and using soldiers, weapons, and equipment in battles

verb

to start and to continue a war or a fight

noun

a loud shout made by soldiers before or during a battle to frighten the enemy or to encourage their own side

noun

fighting between the armed forces of countries that are at war

adjective

people or countries that are warlike tend to start wars

noun

paint that some people, for example native americans, traditionally put on their face and body when they went into battle

noun

the period when a war is taking place

verb

to achieve victory in a war, battle, or argument

verb

if an army withdraws or is withdrawn from a place, it leaves

noun

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adverb

noun

verb

adjective

to be marching to a new position

if soldiers or police officers break ranks, they stop standing in lines and move away

if soldiers close ranks, they stand nearer together in order to defend themselves better against an attack