whole unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
in-fighting | boxing at close quarters |
close-quarter fighting | hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters |
combat armed combat | an engagement fought between two military forces |
combat mission | a mission to capture or defend something |
tactical intelligence combat intelligence | intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations |
fight fighting combat scrap | the act of fighting, any contest or struggle, a fight broke out at the hockey game, there was fighting in the streets, the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap |
in-fighting | conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders) |
single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
gamecock fighting cock | a cock bred and trained for fighting |
booster booster rocket booster unit takeoff booster takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
Bunker Buster Guided Bomb Unit- GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
buskin combat boot desert boot half boot top boot | a boot reaching halfway up to the knee |
central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
fighting chair | a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish |
loudspeaker speaker speaker unit loudspeaker system speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
round unit of ammunition one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
semiconductor device semiconductor unit semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material |
tank army tank armored combat vehicle armoured combat vehicle | an enclosed armored military vehicle, has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
visual display unit VDU | (British) British term for video display |
wall unit | a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room |
warship war vessel combat ship | a government ship that is available for waging war |
unit character | (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene |
combat ceiling service ceiling | altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate |
unit | a single undivided whole, an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another |
language unit linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
metrical foot foot metrical unit | (prosody) a group of or syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
battle damage combat casualty | loss of military equipment in battle |
wound injury combat injury | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat |
family family unit | primary social group, parents and children, he wanted to have a good job before starting a family |
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group FIG Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya Libyan Fighting Group Libyan Islamic Group | a Libyan terrorist group organized in and aligned with al-Qaeda, seeks to radicalize the Libyan government, attempted to assassinate Qaddafi |
Salafist Group Salafast Group for Call and Combat GSPC | an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group, now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government, a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa |
unit investment trust unit trust | a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities, you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $ |
administrative unit administrative body | a unit with administrative responsibilities |
coronary care unit | a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems |
Free French Fighting French | a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic |
neonatal intensive care unit NICU | an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn |
intensive care unit ICU | a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care |
unit social unit | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group, the coach said the offensive unit did a good job, after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit |
army unit | a military unit that is part of an army |
naval unit | a military unit that is part of a navy |
air unit | a military unit that is part of the airforce |
Air Combat Command ACC | a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force, operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft |
military unit military force military group force | a unit that is part of some military service, he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men |
paramilitary paramilitary force paramilitary unit paramilitary organization paramilitary organisation | a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) |
Sparrow Unit | a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines |
identity matrix unit matrix | a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity |
political unit political entity | a unit with political responsibilities |
artillery artillery unit | an army unit that uses big guns |
combat zone combat area | a military area where combat forces operate |