| Agent Orange |
an extremely toxic defoliant widely used by U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam War and now believed to cause cancer and birth defects. |
| assault |
an attack staged by armed forces, usu. resulting in close combat with the opposing forces. [1/5 definitions] |
| casualty |
a member of the armed forces removed from active duty as a result of being killed, wounded, captured, or missing in action. [2/5 definitions] |
| commander in chief |
(often caps.) the person in charge of all the armed forces of a nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| commissariat |
the military organization or system for supplying provisions and equipment to armed forces. [1/2 definitions] |
| Gen. |
abbreviation of "General," an officer of high military rank in the U.S. and other armed forces. |
| general |
an officer of high military rank in the U.S. and other armed forces. [1/5 definitions] |
| generalissimo |
in some countries, a general who commands all the armed forces. |
| kamikaze |
in the Japanese armed forces during World War II, a pilot whose mission was to crash his airplane against the target as a suicide bomb. |
| kepi |
a cylindrical cap with a flat top and a short horizontal visor, traditionally worn by members of the French armed forces. |
| Marine Corps |
a branch of the U.S. armed forces under the authority of the Department of the Navy, trained for land, sea, and aerial combat and specializing in amphibious landing operations. |
| military |
the armed forces. [1/3 definitions] |
| military law |
the group of laws that deal with regulating and disciplining members of the armed forces. |
| NCO |
abbreviation of "noncommissioned officer," an enlisted member of the armed forces with an officer's rank below commissioned or warrant officers, such as a sergeant or corporal in the U.S. Army. |
| noncommissioned officer |
an enlisted member of the armed forces with an officer's rank below commissioned or warrant officers, such as a sergeant or corporal in the U.S. Army. |
| officer |
a person who has received a commission in the armed forces. [1/3 definitions] |
| paramilitary |
of or concerning a group that has a military structure and purpose but is not part of a nation's armed forces. |
| personnel |
all of the employees of a business, the armed forces, or other organization. [1/2 definitions] |
| POW |
abbreviation of "prisoner of war," a member of the armed forces who is taken captive by an enemy during wartime. |
| prisoner of war |
a member of the armed forces who is taken captive by an enemy during wartime. |
| recruit |
a soldier recently drafted or enlisted into the armed forces. [3/6 definitions] |