Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with troop in American Collocation
troop
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/trup/
coalition
combat
enemy
front-line
government
ground
occupation
shock
The government has ruled out sending combat troops.
use or send troops
deploy
dispatch
send
send in
Although there was a 78-day air war, ground troops were not deployed.
promise to send troops
commit
No decision to commit British troops has been taken.
move troops into a place
land
march in(to)
transport
Soviet troops marched into Prague in 1968.
troops go into a place
advance
arrive
enter
invade
land
liberate
march
occupy
The village was occupied by British troops in March 1917.
troops leave a place
flee
retreat
surrender
withdraw
As British troops withdrew from Tiberias, the Jews took their place.
make troops leave a place
evacuate
pull out
retreat
withdraw
Protesters are demanding the government pull its troops out of the region.
be in charge of troops
command
order
Troops were ordered to disperse the crowd