Synonyms and antonyms of General words relating to army life in British Thesaurus

base (noun)

a place where members of the armed forces live and work

billet (verb)

to put soldiers in a billet

detail (verb)

to give someone a particular job, especially someone in the armed forces

fatigues (noun)

jobs such as cleaning rooms or cooking food that a soldier is given to do, sometimes as a punishment

fort (noun)

American a place where an army lives or trains

garrison (noun)

the place that a group of soldiers are living in and defending

garrison (verb)

to put soldiers in a place to live there and defend it

garrison (verb)

to defend a place that you live in as a soldier

generalship (noun)

the skills or position of an army general

guardroom (noun)

a room for soldiers who are working as guards, sometimes also used as a place for keeping military prisoners

in uniform ()

serving as a member of the armed forces

irregular (adjective)

irregular soldiers are not part of the official army of a country

mess (noun)

a room where people have their meals in the armed forces

mess hall (noun)

a room where people in the armed forces have their meals

national service (noun)

a fixed period of time that young people in some countries must spend in the armed forces

observation post (noun)

a high position from which a soldier watches for enemy activity

picket (verb)

to put soldiers in position to guard a place

quarter (verb)

formal to give soldiers a place to live temporarily

regular (adjective)

belonging to a professional army, or consisting of professional soldiers

salute (verb)

to put your hand to your head as a formal way of showing respect to someone, especially a senior officer in the armed forces

sarge (noun)

spoken used for talking to or about a sergeant in the armed forces

service (adjective)

relating to or belonging to the armed forces

soldiering (noun)

the work of a soldier

soldierly (adjective)

formal typical of a good soldier

standard-issue (adjective)

standard-issue equipment is the basic equipment that everyone in the armed forces gets

standing order (noun)

a rule in the armed forces that must always be obeyed until another rule officially changes it

station (noun)

a small military base

stores (noun)

supplies of food and equipment used by an army

tour of duty ()

a period of time when a group of soldiers or a government representative is sent to work somewhere

under arms ()

trained and ready to fight as an army

who goes there? ()

used by a soldier guarding a place for asking who is coming towards them