Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Army

Army ({not transcribed}) , noun

[French armée, from Latin armata, fem. of armatus, past participle of armare to arm. Compare Armada.]

1.
A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.
2.
A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.
3.
A great number; a vast multitude; a host.
An army of good words. — Shakespeare
Collocations (1)
Standing army , a permanent army of professional soldiers, as distinguished from militia or volunteers.