The Armed Forces Word Search
A free The Armed Forces word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ARMY, NAVY, MARINE, MILITARY, SOLDIER, SAILOR, AIRMAN, GENERAL, ADMIRAL, COLONEL, CAPTAIN, MAJOR.
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The Armed Forces word list, defined
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- ARMY /ˈɑːrmi/ · noun
- A large organized body of soldiers trained and equipped for fighting on land; more broadly, any large organized group of people or things working toward a common purpose. Related: force, troops, military, corps.
- NAVY /ˈneɪvi/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, “navy” can mean a country's military force organized for operation at sea, or the dark blue color traditionally used in naval uniforms. As an adjective, it means dark blue or associated with a naval military force. Related: fleet, flotilla, maritime force, dark blue.
- MARINE /məˈriːn/ · adjective; noun
- Marine means relating to the sea or to life in the sea. As a noun, a marine is a member of the United States Marine Corps or, more generally, a soldier serving at sea. Related: maritime, oceanic, aquatic, naval.
- MILITARY /ˈmɪlɪtəri/ · adjective & noun
- Relating to soldiers, armed forces, or warfare. As a noun, military means the armed forces of a country or other organized authority. Related: armed, martial, warlike.
- SOLDIER /ˈsəʊldʒər/ (British); /ˈsoʊldʒɚ/ (US) · noun
- A member of an armed force trained and organized to fight. The term can also refer figuratively to someone who displays courage, loyalty, or persistent effort in support of a cause. Related: serviceman, servicewoman, trooper, military personnel.
- SAILOR /ˈseɪlər/ · noun
- A person who works on a ship or sails a boat, especially as a member of a ship's crew. The term can also refer more broadly to someone experienced in sailing or seafaring. Related: seafarer, mariner, sailor, deckhand.
- AIRMAN /ˈɛəmən/ · noun
- A person who serves as an enlisted member of an air force, especially one below the rank of officer; more broadly, a man who operates or works with aircraft. Related: aviator, pilot, flyer, aircrewman.
- GENERAL /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/ · adjective, noun, adverb, verb
- Concerning all or most members of a group, rather than one particular person or thing; overall or usual. As a noun, it can mean a senior military commander or, in the phrase 'a general', a person concerned with a subject in an overall way. Related: comprehensive, broad, overall, widespread.
- ADMIRAL /ˈædmərəl/ · noun
- The most senior rank of officer in a navy, commanding a fleet or holding the highest naval command; also used for certain butterflies (the red admiral and white admiral). Related: fleet commander, naval officer, flag officer, commander.
- COLONEL /ˈkɜːrnəl/ · noun
- A colonel is a senior commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marines, ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general. Related: officer, commander, military officer, commissioned officer.
- CAPTAIN /ˈkæptɪn/ · noun, verb
- The person in command of a ship, aircraft, or sports team; more broadly, a leader or chief of any group. As a verb, to captain means to lead or command such a group. Related: skipper, commander, leader, chief.
- MAJOR /ˈmeɪdʒər/ · adjective
- Of great importance, significance, or size; involving a substantial amount of something. In music, it denotes a key or chord that is based on a scale of three semitones. Related: significant, important, substantial, principal.
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