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war machine is a type of:

• force, personnel (noun) - group of people willing to obey orders

types of war machine:

• military reserve, reserve (noun) - armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

members of war machine:

• cadre (noun) - a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
• medical officer, medic (noun) - a medical practitioner in the armed forces

war machine is derivationally related to:

• militaristic (adjective) - imbued with militarism
• to militarize, militarise (verb) - lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force

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• Army Intelligence, AI (noun) - an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
• Army National Guard, ARNG (noun) - a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
• B-52 (noun) - United States military aircraft
• Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA (noun) - an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense
• Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Chiefs (noun) - the executive agency that advises the President on military questions

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• Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier (noun) - a member of the United States Marine Corps
• Marines (noun) - members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea
• National Guard, home reserve (noun) - United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government
• Navy SEAL, SEAL (noun) - a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
• Pentagon (noun) - the United States military establishment
• Section Eight (noun) - a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service
• United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA (noun) - the army of the United States of America
• United States Army Rangers (noun) - a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army
• United States Military Academy, US Military Academy (noun) - a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army
• West Point (noun) - United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City
• absence without leave, unauthorized absence (noun) - unauthorized military absence
• accoutered, accoutred (adjective) - provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose (especially military)
• activated (adjective) - (military) set up and placed on active assignment
• active, combat-ready, fighting (adjective) - engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
• adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp (noun) - an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• air attache (noun) - a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force
• air base, air station (noun) - a base for military aircraft
• air cover (noun) - the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
• air force, airforce (noun) - the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
• air force academy (noun) - an academy for training air force officers
• air unit (noun) - a military unit that is part of the airforce
• amphibious landing (noun) - a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion
• amphibious operation (noun) - a military operation by both land and sea forces
• armament (noun) - weaponry used by military or naval force
• armed (adjective) - (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
• armor, armour (noun) - a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
• armored, armoured (adjective) - protected by armor (used of persons or things military)
• armored car, armoured car (noun) - a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)
• armored personnel carrier, armoured personnel carrier, APC (noun) - (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry
• army, regular army, ground forces (noun) - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
• army attache (noun) - a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army
• army engineer, military engineer (noun) - a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work
• army officer (noun) - an officer in the armed forces
• army unit (noun) - a military unit that is part of an army
• arsenal, armory, armoury (noun) - a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
• artillery, artillery unit (noun) - an army unit that uses big guns
• assault (noun) - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
• assault rifle, assault gun (noun) - any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
• attack, onslaught, onset, onrush (noun) - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
• attack submarine (noun) - a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
• attention (noun) - a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together
• aviation, air power (noun) - the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
• bandsman (noun) - a player in a band (especially a military band)
• barrack (noun) - a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
• base, base of operations (noun) - installation from which a military force initiates operations
• basic training (noun) - the initial period of training for new military personnel
• battery (noun) - group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
• battle, conflict, fight, engagement (noun) - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
• battle damage, combat casualty (noun) - loss of military equipment in battle
• battle dress (noun) - a military uniform designed for field service
• battle line (noun) - the line along which warring troops meet
• billet (noun) - lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
• blitz, blitzkrieg (noun) - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
• blockade, encirclement (noun) - a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
• bomber (noun) - a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
• boot camp (noun) - camp for training military recruits
• brass hat (noun) - a high-ranking military officer
• to break (verb) - make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
• briefing (noun) - detailed instructions, as for a military operation
• cadet, plebe (noun) - a military trainee (as at a military academy)
• caisson (noun) - a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
• call up (noun) - an order to report for military duty
• camp, encampment, cantonment, bivouac (noun) - temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
• campaign, military campaign (noun) - several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
• captain, skipper (noun) - the naval officer in command of a military ship
• captain (noun) - an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
• casualty (noun) - a decrease of military personnel or equipment
• casualty (noun) - someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
• cavalry (noun) - a highly mobile army unit
• cavalry, horse cavalry, horse (noun) - troops trained to fight on horseback
• center (noun) - the middle of a military or naval formation
• chevron, stripe, stripes, grade insignia (noun) - V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
• chief of staff (noun) - the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
• chief petty officer (noun) - a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank
• chow line (noun) - a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)
• close order (noun) - a military formation for drill or marching
• close-order drill (noun) - (military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder)
• coastguard (noun) - a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters
• collateral damage (noun) - (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations
• colonel (noun) - a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
• color bearer, standard-bearer (noun) - the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
• column (noun) - a line of units following one after another
• combat, armed combat (noun) - an engagement fought between two military forces
• combat pilot (noun) - airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces
• combat zone, combat area (noun) - a military area where combat forces operate
• combined operation (noun) - a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air forces
• command (noun) - a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
• command post, general headquarters, GHQ (noun) - military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces
• commander (noun) - a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
• commanding officer, commandant, commander (noun) - an officer in command of a military unit
• commando (noun) - an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
• commando, ranger (noun) - a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
• commissary (noun) - a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
• commission, military commission (noun) - an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
• commissioned military officer (noun) - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
• commissioned naval officer (noun) - a commissioned officer in the navy
• commissioned officer (noun) - a military officer holding a commission
• commodore (noun) - a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral
• company (noun) - small military unit
• compassionate leave (noun) - (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death
• conscription, muster, draft, selective service (noun) - compulsory military service
• contingent, detail (noun) - a temporary military unit
• countermarch (noun) - (military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route
• countermine (noun) - (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
• court-martial (noun) - a trial that is conducted by a military court
• court-martial (noun) - a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
• damage, equipment casualty (noun) - loss of military equipment
• deactivation, inactivation (noun) - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
• defense, defence, defensive measure (noun) - (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
• defense contractor (noun) - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense
• demonstration (noun) - a show of military force or preparedness
• deserter, defector (noun) - a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
• desk officer (noun) - a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
• to detach (verb) - separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
• disengagement, fallback, pullout (noun) - to break off a military action with an enemy
• draftee, conscript, inductee (noun) - someone who is drafted into military service
• dress uniform (noun) - a military uniform worn on formal occasions
• dressing station, aid station (noun) - (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded
• drill (noun) - (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
• drill master, drill instructor (noun) - a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
• drop zone, dropping zone (noun) - an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops
• drumbeat (noun) - (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
• drumhead court-martial (noun) - a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offenses committed in action
• echelon (noun) - a body of troops arranged in a line
• effective (adjective) - ready for service
• electronic warfare, EW (noun) - military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum
• emplacement (noun) - military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
• enemy, foe, foeman, opposition (noun) - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
• ensign (noun) - a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard
• executive officer (noun) - the officer second in command
• expedition, military expedition, hostile expedition (noun) - a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
• expeditionary (adjective) - (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
• extended order (noun) - a military formation for skirmishing
• fatigue duty, fatigue (noun) - labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
• fatigues (noun) - military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor
• field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations (noun) - a region in which active military operations are in progress
• field day (noun) - (military) a day for military exercises and display
• field hospital (noun) - a temporary military hospital near the battle lines
• field marshal (noun) - an officer holding the highest rank in the army
• field-grade officer, field officer, FO (noun) - an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
• fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft (noun) - a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
• fighter pilot (noun) - a military or naval pilot of fighter planes
• fire control radar (noun) - naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target
• fire control system (noun) - naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target
• firepower (noun) - (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
• firing squad, firing party (noun) - a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
• flag officer (noun) - a senior naval officer above the rank of captain
• flag rank (noun) - the rank of a flag officer
• flank, wing (noun) - the side of military or naval formation
• flanker (noun) - a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
• flyover, fly-by, flypast (noun) - a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground
• foreign aid (noun) - aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another
• friendly (noun) - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
• full-dress uniform (noun) - the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions
• garrison, fort (noun) - a fortified military post where troops are stationed
• garrison (noun) - the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
• gas shell (noun) - (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes
• general, full general (noun) - a general officer of the highest rank
• general officer (noun) - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel
• general staff (noun) - military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy
• generalship (noun) - the leadership ability of a military general
• guardhouse (noun) - a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
• gun (noun) - the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies
• gun room (noun) - military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship
• half track (noun) - a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks
• hardware (noun) - major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
• head (noun) - the front of a military formation or procession
• headquarters, HQ, military headquarters (noun) - the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
• headquarters (noun) - (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
• headquarters staff (noun) - military staff stationed at headquarters
• high command, supreme headquarters (noun) - the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
• home guard (noun) - a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere
• horse cavalry (noun) - an army unit mounted on horseback
• hospital train (noun) - a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital
• hostile (noun) - troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
• hut, army hut, field hut (noun) - temporary military shelter
• hutment (noun) - an encampment of huts (chiefly military)
• infantry, foot (noun) - an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
• infiltration (noun) - a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
• insignia of rank (noun) - an insignia worn on a military uniform
• inspector general (noun) - a military officer responsible for investigations
• inter-service support (noun) - action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service
• issue, military issue, government issue (noun) - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
• judge advocate (noun) - a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
• judge advocate (noun) - an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
• judge advocate general (noun) - the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
• latrine (noun) - a public toilet in a military area
• lieutenant (noun) - a commissioned military officer
• lieutenant (noun) - an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard
• lieutenant colonel, light colonel (noun) - a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel
• lieutenant commander (noun) - a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander
• lieutenant general (noun) - a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general
• lieutenant junior grade, lieutenant JG (noun) - an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard
• line (noun) - a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
• line of battle (noun) - a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack
• logistic assessment (noun) - a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation
• logistic support, logistic assistance (noun) - assistance between and within military commands
• major (noun) - a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines
• major-general (noun) - a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general
• maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation (noun) - a military training exercise
• manual of arms, manual (noun) - (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
• marine engineer, naval engineer (noun) - a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines
• marshal, marshall (noun) - (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
• martial law (noun) - the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis)
• materiel, equipage (noun) - equipment and supplies of a military force
• mechanized cavalry (noun) - an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles
• mess, mess hall (noun) - a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
• to mess (verb) - eat in a mess hall
• midshipman (noun) - a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training
• militainment (noun) - entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated
• military academy (noun) - an academy for training military officers
• military action, action (noun) - a military engagement
• military adviser, military advisor (noun) - a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation
• military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture (noun) - capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
• military censorship (noun) - all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces
• military ceremony (noun) - a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary
• military ceremony (noun) - a formal ceremony performed by military personnel
• military chaplain, padre, Holy Joe, sky pilot (noun) - a chaplain in one of the military services
• military court (noun) - a judicial court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel
• military drill (noun) - training in marching and the use of weapons
• military formation (noun) - a formation of troops
• military hospital (noun) - hospital for soldiers and other military personnel
• military installation (noun) - any facility servicing military forces
• military intelligence (noun) - information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations
• military law (noun) - the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel
• military leader (noun) - a leader of military forces
• military officer, officer (noun) - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
• military personnel, soldiery, troops (noun) - soldiers collectively
• military police, MP (noun) - a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners
• military policeman, MP (noun) - a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
• military position, position (noun) - a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
• military post, post (noun) - military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
• military quarters (noun) - living quarters for personnel on a military post
• military rank, military rating, paygrade, rating (noun) - rank in a military organization
• military reserve, reserve (noun) - armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
• military science (noun) - the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
• military service, armed service, service (noun) - a force that is a branch of the armed forces
• military training (noun) - training soldiers in military procedures
• military uniform (noun) - prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers
• military unit, military force, military group, force (noun) - a unit that is part of some military service
• military vehicle (noun) - vehicle used by the armed forces
• militia, reserves (noun) - civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
• militia (noun) -
• minefield (noun) - a region in which explosives mines have been placed
• minute gun (noun) - (military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral)
• mission, military mission (noun) - an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
• musketry (noun) - musketeers and their muskets collectively
• muster (noun) - a gathering of military personnel for duty
• muster call (noun) - a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly
• muster roll (noun) - a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company
• national service (noun) - compulsory service in the military during peacetime
• naval academy (noun) - an academy for training naval officers
• naval attache (noun) - a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy
• naval commander (noun) - naval officer in command of a fleet of warships
• naval installation, shore station (noun) - military installation servicing naval forces
• naval officer (noun) - an officer in the navy
• naval unit (noun) - a military unit that is part of a navy
• navy, naval forces (noun) - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
• navy yard, naval shipyard (noun) - a military shipyard
• noncommissioned officer, noncom, enlisted officer (noun) - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
• nonoperational, inactive (adjective) - (military) not involved in military operations
• nuclear deterrence (noun) - the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence
• occupation, military control (noun) - the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
• occupier (noun) - a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
• olive drab, olive-drab uniform (noun) - military uniform of the United States Army
• open order (noun) - a military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass
• operation, military operation (noun) - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
• operational (adjective) - (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations
• operational damage, operational casualty (noun) - loss of military equipment in field operations
• order (noun) - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• outpost (noun) - a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
• paratroops (noun) - infantry trained and equipped to parachute
• pass, liberty chit (noun) - a permit to enter or leave a military installation
• pass (noun) - (military) a written leave of absence
• peacekeeper (noun) - a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
• peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation (noun) - the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
• personnel carrier (noun) - a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment
• personnel casualty, loss (noun) - military personnel lost by death or capture
• phalanx (noun) - a body of troops in close array
• picket (noun) - a vehicle performing sentinel duty
• platform, weapons platform (noun) - any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
• platoon (noun) - a military unit that is a subdivision of a company
• police action (noun) - a local military action without declaration of war
• provost court (noun) - a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area
• provost marshal (noun) - the supervisor of the military police
• psychological operation, psyop (noun) - military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments
• pullback (noun) - (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)
• to quarter, billet, canton (verb) - provide housing for (military personnel)
• quartering (noun) - living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
• rank and file, rank (noun) - the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
• readiness, preparedness, preparation (noun) - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
• rear (noun) - the back of a military formation or procession
• rearguard (noun) - a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
• reconnaissance plane (noun) - a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy
• reconnaissance vehicle, scout car (noun) - fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top
• redoubt (noun) - (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification
• regimentals (noun) - the military uniform and insignia of a regiment
• regular (adjective) - (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
• reservist (noun) - a member of a military reserve
• resistance (noun) - the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
• retreat (noun) - (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
• retreat (noun) - (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
• retreat (noun) - (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
• reveille, wake-up signal (noun) - (military) signal to wake up
• rocket base (noun) - a military base for rocket missiles
• salient (noun) - (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
• salute, military greeting (noun) - a formal military gesture of respect
• sapper (noun) - a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications)
• sapper (noun) - a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines
• sea power (noun) - naval strength
• sector (noun) - a portion of a military position
• serviceman, military man, man, military personnel (noun) - someone who serves in the armed forces
• shore patrol (noun) - the military police of the navy
• sick call, sick parade (noun) - the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick
• siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade (noun) - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
• silo (noun) - military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
• slacker, shirker (noun) - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
• smoke screen, smokescreen (noun) - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
• sniper rifle, precision rifle (noun) - an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military
• sortie (noun) - (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
• sortie, sally (noun) - a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
• spearhead (noun) - the leading military unit in an attack
• spit and polish (noun) - careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)
• sprog (noun) - a new military recruit
• spy, undercover agent (noun) - (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
• square-bashing (noun) - drill on a barracks square
• staff officer (noun) - a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff
• staging area (noun) - an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation
• standdown, stand-down (noun) - (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action
• standing army (noun) - a permanent army of paid soldiers
• strategic warning (noun) - (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act
• strategy (noun) - the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
• striker (noun) - someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating
• stripe (noun) - a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
• subaltern (noun) - a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
• support, reinforcement, reenforcement (noun) - a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
• tactical warning (noun) - (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act
• tactics (noun) - the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
• tank, army tank, armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle (noun) - an enclosed armored military vehicle
• taps, lights-out (noun) - (military) signal to turn the lights out
• task force (noun) - a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective
• tattoo (noun) - a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters
• territorial, territorial reserve (noun) - a territorial military unit
• territorial (noun) - nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit
• transport ship (noun) - a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment
• trip wire (noun) - a small military force that serves as a first line of defense
• troop carrier, troop transport (noun) - any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops
• troop movement (noun) - movement of military units to a new location
• umbrella (noun) - a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets
• unarmed (adjective) - (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
• unarmored, unarmoured (adjective) - (used of persons or things military) without protective armor
• volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary (noun) - (military) a person who freely enlists for service
• war, warfare (noun) - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
• war game (noun) - a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy
• war zone (noun) - a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)
• wardroom (noun) - military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain)
• warning of attack (noun) - a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future
• warning of war (noun) - a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war
• warplane, military plane (noun) - an aircraft designed and used for combat
• warrant officer (noun) - holds rank by virtue of a warrant
• warship, war vessel, combat ship (noun) - a government ship that is available for waging war
• weapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D. (noun) - a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
• weapons carrier (noun) - military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews
• weekend warrior (noun) - a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends
• wing (noun) - a unit of military aircraft
• wound, injury, combat injury (noun) - a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat