armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
Examples of armed forces in a Sentence
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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Their three bodies were recovered Monday after U.S., Polish and Lithuanian armed forces and other rescuers dug their M88 Hercules vehicle out of a peat bog at the expansive Gen. Silvestras Zukauskas training ground in the town of Pabrade, six miles west of the border with Belarus.
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Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Their three bodies were recovered Monday after U.S., Polish and Lithuanian armed forces and other rescuers dug their M88 Hercules vehicle out of a peat bog at the Gen. Silvestras Žukauskas training ground in the town of Pabrade.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
The armed forces in Taiwan have employed aircraft, navy ships and coastal missile systems in response.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Having earmarked record amounts of government expenditure on the military, Putin's commitment to expanding his armed forces was signaled by Tuesday's announcement of the Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011—160,000.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Their three bodies were recovered Monday after U.S., Polish and Lithuanian armed forces and other rescuers dug their M88 Hercules vehicle out of a peat bog at the Gen. Silvestras Žukauskas training ground in the town of Pabrade.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
The armed forces in Taiwan have employed aircraft, navy ships and coastal missile systems in response.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Having earmarked record amounts of government expenditure on the military, Putin's commitment to expanding his armed forces was signaled by Tuesday's announcement of the Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011—160,000.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for armed forces
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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