land-forcen.
/ˈlan(d)fɔːs/, U.S. /ˈlæn(d)ˌfɔrs/ A force serving on land; a military as opposed to a naval force. Also plural the troops or soldiers composing such a force.
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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > [noun]
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1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. viii. §1. 88 A Nauie..ouerthrew the fleet of Xerxes, whose Land-forces were soone after discomfited by them.
1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. II. 191 Having on board..near 3,000 land~forces.
1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xxxviii. 38 He surveyed..his masses of land-force covering the shore.
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