military unit

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryandunit

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military
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmilitary unit

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These premises were in occupation by amilitaryunit.
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This hall is now occupied by amilitaryunit.
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It is amilitaryunitin a goldfish bowl.
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Suppose they have special qualifications for some othermilitaryunit?
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We know that not a singlemilitaryunitis to be created.
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The information is obtainable from the nearestmilitaryunitor from the nearest police station.
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It is never so easy, of course, to avoid waste in a largemilitaryunit.
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That means, amilitaryunitor installation at which treaty-limited equipment is regularly present or normally held.
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Why there is no organisation in the world so complete as the organisation by which amilitaryunitis maintained.
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If they are diminished, so is the command structure, the cohesion and the operational effectiveness of themilitaryunit.
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These include its rehabilitation for amilitaryunit, its use as a training camp or its possible sale.
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In particular, it means that there has been a breakdown of themilitaryunitas a family.
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Themilitaryunitnumber allotted was 3858.
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The strength of thismilitaryunitis unknown.
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It is located on a formermilitaryunit.
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Larrea was appointed captain of thismilitaryunit.
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The mainmilitaryunitof the army was the regiment.
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It is an elitemilitaryunitnumbering around 7,000 troops.
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Themilitaryunitleft the fortress only in the 1990s.
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I am still considering the eventual use of the centre; for the time being amilitaryunitwill probably be located there.
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The instructions are given not by a judicial officer within the chain of command, but by the commanding officer of amilitaryunit.
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These are the kind of offences which could imperil a ship or amilitaryunitand consequently the lives of comrades.
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Are they merely to be trained in an incoherent body, or are they to be woven into the structure of themilitaryunit?
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