- standing army
- [͵stændıŋʹɑ:mı]
постоянная армия, регулярная армия
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standing army
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Standing army — Standing Stand ing, a. 1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn. [1913 Webster] 2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water. [1913 Webster] 3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Standing army — Army Ar my, n. [F. arm[ e]e, fr. L. armata, fem. of armatus, p. p. of armare to arm. Cf. {Armada}.] 1. A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
standing army — noun count a professional army that a country has all the time, not just in a war … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
standing army — n. an army maintained on a permanent basis, in peacetime as well as in time of war … English World dictionary
Standing army — A standing army is an army composed of full time career soldiers who stand over , in other words, who do not disband during times of peace. They differ from army reserves who are activated only during such times as war or natural disasters.… … Wikipedia
standing army — noun a permanent army of paid soldiers • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑army, ↑regular army, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
standing army — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms standing army : singular standing army plural standing armies a professional army that a country has all the time, not just in a war … English dictionary
standing army — regular army, permanent army … English contemporary dictionary
standing army — /stændɪŋ ˈami/ (say standing ahmee) noun a permanently organised military force kept up by a nation …
standing army — noun Date: 1603 a permanent army of paid soldiers … New Collegiate Dictionary
standing army — noun (C) a professional, permanent army, rather than one that has been formed for a war … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
