A body of troops kept in reserve in the earlier part of a battle. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > reserves (6) standardc1325 A body of troops kept in reserve in the earlier part of a battle. Obsolete. reserves1632 plural. Troops of reserve (see sense A. 1a). Also in singular: a body of such troops. Also figurative. reservala1645 = reserve, n. 1c. Obsolete. corps de réserve1704 Military. In French phrases: corps d'armée/kɔr darme/, a main division of an army in the field, an army-corps; corps de bataille/kɔr də batɑj/, the… relief1826 A person or group relieving another on duty; esp. a soldier or body of soldiers relieving another on guard. Also (and earliest) in extended use. mass of manoeuvre1907 A force held in reserve. Also in extended use. |
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