base
noun
a place where members of the armed forces live and work
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noun
jobs such as cleaning rooms or cooking food that a soldier is given to do, sometimes as a punishment
noun
a room for soldiers who are working as guards, sometimes also used as a place for keeping military prisoners
noun
a fixed period of time that young people in some countries must spend in the armed forces
verb
to put your hand to your head as a formal way of showing respect to someone, especially a senior officer in the armed forces
adjective
standard-issue equipment is the basic equipment that everyone in the armed forces gets
noun
a rule in the armed forces that must always be obeyed until another rule officially changes it
serving as a member of the armed forces
a period of time when a group of soldiers or a government representative is sent to work somewhere
trained and ready to fight as an army
used by a soldier guarding a place for asking who is coming towards them
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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