advancing troops

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advancing
adjective
uk
/ədˈvɑːn.sɪŋ/us
/ədˈvæn.sɪŋ/
If you talk about someone's advancing age, you mean that they are ...
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troop
noun
uk
/truːp/us
/truːp/
soldiers on duty in a ...
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(Definition ofadvancingandtroopfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A rank or line of advancing troops is enfiladed if fired on from the side (flank).
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Neighbors did not betray neighbors and each protected others' property from advancing troops.
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When the garrison saw the advancing troops, they gave up their posts and fled north.
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Next day she obliterated a blockhouse and other shore installations and supported advancing troops with a creeping barrage.
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Airbases in particular had to be established in order to provide the advancing troops with air support.
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The small bursting range of the shell was an advantage in this case, as advancing troops could approach close to it.
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She fired three rounds the following day, but had to cease fire to avoid hitting friendly advancing troops.
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These were more likely not to be detonated on time, or if they did, shower debris over their own trenches and advancing troops, causing increased casualties.
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The smell of decaying bodies and human excrement, and the sight of naked, emaciated bodies induced vomiting, crying, disbelief and rage in the advancing troops.
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Offensive barrages move forward in front of the advancing troops, the pattern of barrage movement may be "creeping", "rolling" or "block".
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Australian artillery had to drive off the warships which had come close inshore to shell the advancing troops.
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A rank or line of advancing troops is enfiladed if fired on from the side (from the flank).
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