Meanings
nounground forces pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlygovernmentThe military units operating on the ground, including tanks, soldiers, artillery, etc.
Synonyms: ground troops, land force
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe military units operating on the ground, including tanks, soldiers, artillery, etc.
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nouna permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
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Translations
Bulgarian сухопътни войски
- сухопътни войски (suhopătni vojski)all military units operating on the ground
Chinese Mandarin 陸軍 /陆军
- 陸軍 /陆军 (lùjūn)all military units operating on the ground
Dutch landmacht
- landmachtall military units operating on the ground
Finnish maavoimat
- maavoimatall military units operating on the ground
French armée de terre, troupes au sol
- armée de terreall military units operating on the ground
- troupes au solall military units operating on the ground
German Bodentruppen, Landstreitkraft
- Bodentruppenall military units operating on the ground
- Landstreitkraftall military units operating on the ground
Greek στρατός ξηράς
- στρατός ξηράς (stratós xirás)all military units operating on the ground
Swedish markstridskrafter, markstyrka
- markstridskrafterall military units operating on the ground
- markstyrkaall military units operating on the ground
- marktruppall military units operating on the ground
Cite this entry
APA
ground forces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20forces
MLA
“ground forces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20forces. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground forces,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20forces.
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