army unit
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2.5
- noun
- My brother serves in an army unit that specializes in reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.
- Iraqi army unit
- compulsory army unit
- supporting army units
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Watch on YouTubeSo he started farming us out to all these conventional Army units.
- So he started farming us out to all these conventional Army units.
- Like they couldn't know that the stories of Army units ready to defect or that the Navy Division was rushing to support them were just not true.
- The stuff that they could do with not doing, they just need blokes and routinely, I mean, they, they, they get army units and all the rest of it detached to them to do stuff.
Examples
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They're going to send in a Special army unit.
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The commander briefed the soldiers of the army unit before their deployment to the front lines.
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Police and army units are in pursuit.
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Police units are now capable of supporting army units in combat zones, and popular trust in the police is growing.
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In battles in Italy and France, we became one of the most decorated army units in World War II.
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Are there any army units stationed near Burpelson?
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Unable to contain the violence, the civil authorities have had to call in regular army units to restore law and order on a number of occasions.
Academic text (1997) -
Our sources add that Libyan army units based in Benghazi went into action ahead of the main body's arrival.
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A quick-reaction force made up of U.S. or Iraqi army units would deal with any insurgent penetration of the patrol zone.
Academic text (2005) -
U.S. troops may play some positive role in preventing human rights abuses by Iraqi army units and slowing down violence and ethnic cleansing.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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1.0
A number of people or things seen as one unit
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2.8
A group of people in an organization who have a specific job
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2.4
A small group of people organized to do one job, like in the army or sports
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7.2
A large military group made of two or more divisions and support
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5.1
A large unit in the army, air force or navy
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2.4
A group of people organized to do a specific job, like soldiers or a ship crew
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7.2
A large unit of soldiers made of several companies and led by a senior officer
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2.4
A group within a larger organization, like an orchestra or company team
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5.8
A group of people organized to work or fight together
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5.4
A military unit made of several battalions, smaller than a division
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3.2
A group of soldiers organized to fight or carry out military tasks
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4.8
A group like a company or team that works together
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6.2
A large group of soldiers made of several smaller units
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2.8
A group of soldiers that does a specific task
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4.7
A military unit made of several groups of soldiers formed to fight
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4.3
A group of soldiers who fight on foot
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3.1
A unit of soldiers organized to do a specific job for the armed forces
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4.4
A large military group of soldiers made of two or more divisions with support units
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6.3
A military group that uses large guns to fire at enemy targets
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8.2
A large military unit made of several battalions
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group forming an organized subdivision of an army' is directly and compositionally derived from 'army' (military forces) + 'unit' (a subgroup). This noun–noun compound follows regular English composition patterns and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
The phrase army unit comes from the simple idea of an army made of smaller units; imagine a team of soldiers who train and move together under one leader. That's why it means 'a group of soldiers that forms part of an army'.