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Topic: MILITARY

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: arayer, from Vulgar Latin arredare

array

2 verb
     
array2 [transitive usually passive]
1 literary to wear particular clothes, especially clothes of good quality
She came in arrayed in all her finery.
2 literary to arrange something in an attractive way
arrayed on something
make-up arrayed on the bathroom counter
3 formalPM to put soldiers in position ready to fight
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array base battle(n) battle(v) capability captain capture carrier citation C.O. command(n) command(v) commander commission Corp. corps cross enemy engage engagement exchange field flash fort front HQ installation intelligence line Maj. major man march(v) march(n) mess(n) mess(v) military mission MP NATO objective occupation offensive(a) offensive(n) officer operation padre parade password post push PX quarter raid(n) raid(v) rank recruit(v) recruit(n) review(n) review(v) salute(v) salute(n) shell star station(n) station(v) strategic strategy target(n) target(v) theatre volunteer(n) volunteer(v)

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