field army

noun

1. army ( def 2 ).

field army

noun

1. military the largest formation of a land force, usually consisting of two or more corps with supporting arms and services

Example Sentences

The state is one of five in the country that still officially observes as a holiday the April 26, 1865 surrender at Bennett Place, North Carolina, of the last large field army of the Confederate forces that fought to destroy the United States and maintain slavery.

From Slate

“Sending Barack Obama to stump for Biden for the second time in one week won’t make a dent in the advantage we’ve built thanks to our field army and frequent visits from President Trump and his family,” she said.

From Washington Times

Recently, lieutenant-general Sir Graeme Lamb, former director of special forces and commander of the field army who led British forces in the Iraq war, said: “Children should not be punished for their parents’ actions and decisions – most were forcibly taken to Isis territories, or born into them, and made to live according to its hardline doctrine.”

From The Guardian

Lt Gen Ivan Jones, who is commander of the Field Army, tweeted that he would like to "apologise personally" to Ms Rayner and "anyone affected by appalling tweets" from the British soldier.

From BBC

Colonel Jim Taylor of HQ Field Army, Training branch welcomed the inquiry's findings, saying: "It has done outstanding work to identify what went wrong. "In particular, their reconstruction of the events that night has been invaluable in helping us identify what caused the accident and the factors which contributed to it.

From BBC