invasion force

collocation in English

meaningsofinvasionandforce

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invasion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/us
/ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/
an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of ...
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force
noun
uk
/fɔːs/us
/fɔːrs/
physical, especially violent, strength, ...
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(Definition ofinvasionandforcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He enlists the help of the alliedinvasionforce.
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Is it the basis of a possibleinvasionforceor not?
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They appear to be asking for a ceasefire without any clear link with a withdrawal of theirinvasionforce.
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This is not aninvasionforce: it is a strengthened peace implementation force.
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Had those rules of engagement said that it would open fire on aninvasionforceat 100, 50, 20, or 10 miles is not the point.
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First, theinvasionforceof 35000 was too small to be effective whereas the 1765invasionforceconsisted of at least 50,000 troops.
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However, in 1897, a considerably larger fourthinvasionforcemanaged to overwhelm the village.
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Half-humanoid, half-arachnid in appearance, they were aninvasionforcewho consumed everything on the planets they conquered.
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Theinvasionforce, which consisted of about 40,000 soldiers and 200 tanks, subsequently was reduced to a garrison of 17,000 troops.
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The maininvasionforcehad taken all launches.
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The wholeinvasionforcewas annihilated in an instant.
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They are freed after theinvasionforceis destroyed.
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This created extreme logistics burdens for theinvasionforcebecause it resulted in considerable overloading of the transports with both men and equipment.
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Theinvasionforceamounted to approximately 24,600 officers and enlisted men.
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They completed their task less than three hours later and moved out while theinvasionforcemoved in.
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Organization of theinvasionforcewas impressive, with some 8,000 camels in support, sapper units, and abundant supplies of gunpowder and lead.
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Police and fire brigades rushed out of town to engage the supposed alieninvasionforce.
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By late 1598, he had assembled a massive land and navalinvasionforce, whose combined strength may have been as high as 30,000 troops.
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She also covered the minesweepers while they cleared the way for theinvasionforce.
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From it comes an enormousinvasionforceanalyzed to come from the 25th century.
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