| 单词 | general reserve |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgeneral reserve general reserve n. Military a force held in reserve for deployment anywhere within the field of operations. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military service > [noun] > type or manner of service > in reserve general reserve1656 reservery1878 1656 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa V. iv. v. 245 I had divided my Army into three equal parts, having first chosen out a select number, as a general reserve to answer all emergencies. 1809 Ordeal 133 The corps of the north remained, as a general reserve. 1862 in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1884) 1st Ser. XI. iii. 613 Application..must be made to the army chief of artillery for temporary relief from the general reserve. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 259 General reserve, a reserve retained in the hands of the general officer commanding of the whole force until required. 1995 R. H. Cole et al. Hist. Unified Command Plan 100 FORSCOM would provide a general reserve of combat-ready Army forces. < as lemmas |
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