A large body of disciplined men, with appropriate subdivisions, commanded by a general. A fleet is sometimes called a naval army.
♦ Flying army, a small body sent to harass a country, intercept convoys, and alarm the enemy.
·noun A great number; a vast multitude; a host. II. Army ·noun A body of persons organized for the ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, "harnessed;" marg., "five in a ran...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
I. Jewish ARMY.- Every man above 20 years of age was a soldier, (Numbers 1:3) each tribe formed a r...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·add. ·- The system by which a country raises, classifies, arranges, and equips its armed land force...
·- The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order....
The right or left side or end, as distinguished from the front and rear a vulnerable point. Also, th...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A steady non-commissioned officer, selected by the captain of each company, to pay the subsistence d...