BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Meaning of BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE in English

( abbr the BEF )

the name used for the first groups of British soldiers sent to fight on the continent of Europe in both World War I and World War II .

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BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE — (BEF) the home-based British army forces that went to northern France at the start of World Wars I and II …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE — Home-based regular British army forces sent to northern France at the start of World Wars I and II to support …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EXPEDITIONARY — adjective Date: 1817 of, relating to, or being an expedition
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORCE — I Action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a body or to distort it. It is a …
Английский словарь Британика
BRITISH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) British Honduras British Guiana British Airways British Columbia British Columbia University of British East …
Английский словарь Британика
FORCE — I. ˈfō(ə)rs, ˈfȯ(ə)rs, ˈfōəs, ˈfȯ(ə)s noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French force, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXPEDITIONARY — I. -shəˌnerē, -ri adjective : of, relating to, or constituting an expedition ; specifically : sent on military service abroad …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRITISH — I. ˈbrid.]ish, -it], ]ēsh\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English Bruttische, Brytysshe, from Old English Brettisc, Bryttisc, Brittisc, of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXPEDITIONARY — (a.) Of or pertaining to an expedition; as, an expeditionary force.
Английский словарь Webster
EXPEDITIONARY — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to an expedition; as, an expeditionary force.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FORCE — — forceable , adj. — forceless , adj. — forcer , n. — forcingly , adv. /fawrs, fohrs/ , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPEDITIONARY — /ek'spi dish"euh ner'ee/ , adj. pertaining to or composing an expedition: an expeditionary force. [ 1700-10; EXPEDITION + -ARY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRITISH — — Britishly , adv. — Britishness , n. /brit"ish/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Great Britain or its …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EXPEDITIONARY — adj. of or pertaining to an expedition, of or pertaining to a journey embarked upon for a specific purpose
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FORCE — I. ˈfȯrs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * fortia, from Latin fortis strong Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EXPEDITIONARY — adjective Date: 1817 : of, relating to, or being an expedition ; also : sent on military service abroad an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRITISH — noun Etymology: Middle English Bruttische of Britain, from Old English Brettisc, from Brettas Britons, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORCE — noun validity; efficacy. 2. force ·noun a waterfall; a cascade. 3. force ·noun to allow the force of; to value; …
Webster English vocab
EXPEDITIONARY — adj of or pertaining to an expedition; as, an expeditionary force.
Webster English vocab
BRITISH — noun ·pl people of great britain. 2. british ·adj of or pertaining to great britain or to its inhabitants; …
Webster English vocab
EXPEDITIONARY — [ex.pe.di.tion.ary] adj (1817): of, relating to, or being an expedition; also: sent on military service abroad "an ~ force"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRITISH — [Brit.ish] n [ME Bruttische of Britain, fr. OE Brettisc, fr. Brettas Britons, of Celt origin; akin to W Brython Briton] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EXPEDITIONARY — expeditionary BrE AmE ˌeks pə ˈdɪʃ ə n ə r‿i ◂ ˌ•pɪ-, - ə n‿ ə r i AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BRITISH — British BrE AmE ˈbrɪt ɪʃ AmE \ ˈbrɪt̬ ɪʃ ▶ ˌ British ˈ English BrE AmE ▶ ˌ British ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FORCE — / fɔːs; NAmE fɔːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun VIOLENT ACTION 1. [ U ] violent physical action used to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRITISH — / ˈbrɪtɪʃ; NAmE / adjective 1. ( abbr. Br. ) connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORCE — I. force 1 S2 W1 /fɔːs $ fɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ forceful , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRITISH — I. Brit ‧ ish 1 /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: Brettisc 'of ancient Britain' , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORCE — n. & v. --n. 1 power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the use …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EXPEDITIONARY — adj. of or used in an expedition, esp. military.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRITISH — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORCE — n. & v. n. 1 power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the use …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EXPEDITIONARY — adj. of or used in an expedition, esp. military.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRITISH — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORCE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. power; exerted strength or impetus; intense effort. 2 coercion or compulsion, esp. with the …
Oxford English vocab
EXPEDITIONARY — adj. of or used in an expedition, esp. military.
Oxford English vocab
BRITISH — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or …
Oxford English vocab
FORCE — ( forces, forcing, forced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRITISH — 1. British means belonging or relating to the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture. ADJ 2. The British …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORCE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a defence force (= group of soldiers, pilots etc trained to defend a country …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRITISH — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a British/American etc passport ▪ She was born in India but has a British passport. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EXPEDITIONARY — [adjective] [before noun]Expeditionary forces are soldiers sent to other countries to fight in a war.
Cambridge English vocab
BRITISH — [plural] [noun]The British are people from Britain.
Cambridge English vocab
BRITISH — adj. British Broadcasting Corp. British Honduras British Guiana British Airways British Columbia British Columbia University of British East Africa British …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BRITISH — Wimp. Example: Don't be a British.
Slang English vocab
EXPEDITIONARY — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
EXPEDITIONARY — adj. Expeditionary is used with these nouns: ↑ force
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BRITISH — I noun 1 BAD : I would prefer to study in America or British. GOOD : I would prefer to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FORCE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXPEDITIONARY — прил. экспедиционный expeditionary force ≈ экспедиционные войска экспедиционный - * force экспедиционные войска expeditionary экспедиционный; expeditionary force экспедиционные войска expeditionary …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRITISH — 1. прил. (велико)британский; английский British thermal unit ≈ британская тепловая единица British warm ≈ короткая теплая шинель (для офицеров) 2. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRITISH — 1. прил. (велико)британский; английский British thermal unit ≈ британская тепловая единица British warm ≈ короткая теплая шинель (для офицеров) 2. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EXPEDITIONARY — Экспедиционный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FORCE — force.ogg 1. fɔ:s n 1. 1> сила, мощь the force of the blow of the explosion - сила удара взрыва …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EXPEDITIONARY — a экспедиционный expeditionary force - экспедиционные войска
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BRITISH — 1. ʹbrıtıʃ n 1> (the British) собир. англичане, британцы 2> британский вариант английского языка 3> язык древних бриттов 2. ʹbrıtıʃ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FORCE — 1) мех. сила; усилие 2) воздействие 3) вмешательство || вмешиваться ( в работу устройства ) ; принуждать, заставлять; форсировать 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FORCE — 1) мех. сила; усилие 2) воздействие 3) вмешательство || вмешиваться (в работу устройства); принуждать, заставлять; форсировать 4) вставлять с усилием, вдавливать; вгонять, загонять 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FORCE — 1) водопад; каскад 2) полигр. пуансон 3) вынуждать 4) вытеснять 5) нагнетать || нагнетательный 6) перегружать • by force — насильно, вынужденно, принудительно, силой to apply force — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FORCE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EXPEDITIONARY — экспедиционный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BRITISH — British прил.(велико)британский; английский British thermal unit — тех. британская тепловая единица - British warmGram: British 2. сущ.( the British) мн. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EXPEDITIONARY — (a) экспедиционный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
EXPEDITIONARY — a экспедиционный ~ force - экспедиционные войска
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

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