auxiliaries


aux·il·ia·ry

A0541500 (ôg-zĭl′yə-rē, -zĭl′ə-rē)adj.1. Giving assistance or support; helping.2. Acting as a subsidiary; supplementary: the main library and its auxiliary branches.3. Held in or used as a reserve: auxiliary troops; an auxiliary power generator.4. Nautical Equipped with a motor as well as sails.5. Grammar Of, relating to, or being an auxiliary verb.n. pl. aux·il·ia·ries 1. An individual or group that assists or functions in a supporting capacity: a volunteers' auxiliary at a hospital.2. A member of a foreign body of troops serving a country in war.3. Grammar An auxiliary verb.4. Nautical a. A sailing vessel equipped with a motor.b. A vessel, such as a supply ship or a tug, that is designed for and used in instances and services other than combat.
[Middle English, from Latin auxiliārius, from auxilium, help; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]

auxiliaries

(ɔːɡˈzɪljərɪz; -ˈzɪlə-) pl n (Military) foreign or allied troops serving another nation; mercenaries