transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪlɪtri, AM -teri ]
( militaries)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Military means relating to the armed forces of a country.
Military action may become necessary...
The president is sending in almost 20,000 military personnel to help with the relief efforts.
...last year’s military coup.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• mili‧tari‧ly
They remain unwilling to intervene militarily in what could be an unending war...
ADV : ADV with v , ADV adj
2.
The military are the armed forces of a country, especially officers of high rank.
The bombing has been far more widespread than the military will admit...
N-COUNT-COLL : usu sing , the N
3.
Military means well-organized, controlled, or neat, in a way that is typical of a soldier.
Your working day will need to be organized with military precision.
ADJ