( n. )
A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
( n. )
A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012