Streitkräfte — meaning in English

English meaning

• armament noun Weapons and military equipment, especially considered collectively.
• forces noun The military, especially the armed services of a country, collectively.
• military adj Relating to soldiers, armies, or armed forces.

Senses

Streitkräfte is used for these senses in English:

• armament A body of forces equipped for war.
• armed forces The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.
• forces (military, only plural) Troops.
• military Armed forces.

armament — full definition

1. noun Weapons and military equipment, especially considered collectively.
2. noun The process of building up a country's military strength.

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