In troops of reserve (also brigades of reserve, etc.): troops or parts of a military force which are withheld from action to serve as later…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > special reserves or Territorial Army (10) army of reserve1607 In troops of reserve (also brigades of reserve, etc.): troops or parts of a military force which are withheld from action to serve as later… reserves1826 In plural and singular. Military forces maintained by a state in addition to its regular army, navy, air force, etc., to be called on to meet… Special Reserve1907 (in Britain) a non-professional military force trained to act as a reserve for the regular armed forces in time of war. Territorial Army1907 A British volunteer force originally instituted in 1908 and organized on a territorial or local basis to provide a reserve of trained and… home guard1908 British. (A name for) the Territorial Army (see Territorial Army, n.). Now historical and rare. T.A.1924 Territorial Army (see also note s.v. TAVR n. below). TAVR1967 Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve (the name given to the restructured Territorial Army in 1967, but replaced by the name ‘Territorial Army’ in… Subcategories:— women's (2) — foreign (1) |
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