armoured division

collocation in English

meaningsofarmouredanddivision

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armoured
adjective
uk
/ˈɑː.məd/us
/ˈɑːr.mɚd/
protected by a strong covering, or using military vehicles protected by ...
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division
noun
uk
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of separating something into parts or groups, or the way that it ...
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(Definition ofarmouredanddivisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anarmoureddivisioncame along and wanted to have headquarters made of it.
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Thearmoureddivision, also, has no value whatsoever in the limited war or the cold war operation.
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We are to have in eacharmoureddivisionfour armoured regiments and one infantry battalion and there will be no brigade headquarters.
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I presume that motorised battalions and motorised infantry will form part of the newarmoureddivision.
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I accept, however, that, as thearmoureddivisionof a rapid reaction force, it will be second to none.
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But, the trouble about anarmoureddivisionis that there must be a training area nearby to which it can get easily.
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Onearmoureddivisionrequires 100,000 tonnes at the start.
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I except the newarmoureddivision, not yet created.
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I wonder whether thearmoureddivision, even as it is being reorganised at present, is today really the best contribution to the deterrent to war.
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Anarmoureddivisionwalked into a sovereign country before anything could be done.
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To put anarmoureddivisionin the field would cost somewhere around £300 million.
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The annual running cost of anarmoureddivisionwill depend on a number of factors including its composition, location and activity levels.
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The costs quoted are based on the largest existingarmoureddivisionwhich is assumed to be equipped to current average standards initially.
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However, one of the options being studied is presumably the deployment of a fullarmoureddivision.
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We are thus able, while retaining the same punch, to reduce the brigades in thearmoureddivisionfrom three to two.
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That means that thearmoureddivisioncannot train as a whole and it also makes brigade training seriously difficult.
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In addition, onearmoureddivisionprovided exercise controllers and umpires.
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Again, if necessary, the armour within this division can fight on its own as anarmoureddivisionof three regiments.
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Two infantry divisions and anarmoureddivision, comprising 35,000 men, took part.
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That requirement has been overtaken by events, and we now have only two main air bases and anarmoureddivisionin the federal republic.
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