army troop

collocation in English

meaningsofarmyandtroop

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army
noun
uk
/ˈɑː.mi/us
/ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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troop
noun
uk
/truːp/us
/truːp/
soldiers on duty in a ...
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(Definition ofarmyandtroopfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ten field companies, seven tunnelling companies, fourarmytroopcompanies and nine battalions were put to work repairing or extending existing plank roads.
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Governments relied on various combinations of regular army troops, gendarmeries, citizen militias, and civilian police to maintain everyday order and to contain popular unrest.
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Army troops, police and civilian volunteers were deployed to rescue victims.
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The unrest was so intense that army troops had to wade through caltrops, trees, concrete blocks, car and crane wrecks to advance.
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Between 9 and 10 am masses of unarmed civilians including women and children gathered and urged the army troops to stop fighting.
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The riot was contained only with the arrival of army troops.
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As protesters continued marching, army troops opened fire.
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They were supported by 50,000 regular army troops, along with many new volunteers.
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Thus, when the uniformed army troops in a nation or region were all defeated, resistance was supposed to end.
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After the conflict, a curfew was imposed in the state and army troops were called in to contain further violence.
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Each consisted of a cavalry division, two infantry divisions, army troops, two aeroplane flights, and an airship.
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Early in the war they were most readily available from army troops or gendarmerie who defected or were ambushed.
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Army troops at the checkpoint reported being fired upon by the people in the truck.
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The approximately 20,000 regular army troops represented a significant increase over the 1983 strength of only 12,000.
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They owned 34 of their forts and roughly 35,000 army troops.
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The commanding officer ordered the army troops on board to abandon ship.
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He intended it to be used by the newly hired park rangers who were taking over from the departing army troops.
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The army troops were posted in the region to control the violence.
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