Military 1

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a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces:
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guerilla
A small band of guerrillas has blown up a train in the mountains.
sink one's ship deliberately for fear of capturing it by hostile army
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scupper/scuttle
a military helicopter armed with heavy guns, used to help soldiers on the ground
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gunship
to fight for a short time with a small group of people, away from the main area of fighting in a war
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skirmish
If a group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, ..., they refuse to continue obeying a person in authority.
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mutiny
Units stationed around the capital mutinied because they had received no pay for nine months.
In the 🇺🇸 a... is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.
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boot camp
A ... is a bullet 🇺🇸
informal
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slug 🇺🇸
to surround with military forces; besiege
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invest
a person or business that sells weapons and other military equipment
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arms dealer
a leading international arms dealer
A... is a person who has been made to join the armed forces of a country.
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conscript/ enlisted soldier
the act of bombing a place with artillery shells
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shelling
Out on the streets, the shelling continued
A ... is a container for carrying arrows in.
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quiver

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