rocket firing rocket launching | the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power |
military service | land tenure by service in the lord's army |
press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
military censorship | all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces |
military training | training soldiers in military procedures |
military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons |
military action action | a military engagement, he saw action in Korea |
operation military operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign), it was a joint operation of the navy and air force |
maneuver manoeuvre simulated military operation | a military training exercise |
campaign military campaign | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
expedition military expedition hostile expedition | a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country |
mission military mission | an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters, the planes were on a bombing mission |
military ceremony | a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary |
siege besieging beleaguering military blockade | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
occupation military control | the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power |
anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
booster booster rocket booster unit takeoff booster takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
headquarters HQ military headquarters | the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command, the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents |
launcher rocket launcher | armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket |
military hospital | hospital for soldiers and other military personnel |
military installation | any facility servicing military forces |
military post post | military installation at which a body of troops is stationed, this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby, there is an officer's club on the post |
military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post |
military uniform | prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers |
military vehicle | vehicle used by the armed forces |
multistage rocket step rocket | a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted |
nuclear rocket | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant |
rocket rocket engine | a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion |
rocket projectile | any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine |
rocket base | a military base for rocket missiles |
rocket range | a firing range for rocket missiles |
skyrocket rocket | sends a firework display high into the sky |
sounding rocket | a research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes |
space rocket | a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space |
test rocket research rocket test instrument vehicle | a rocket fired for test purposes |
warplane military plane | an aircraft designed and used for combat |
military capability military strength strength military posture posture | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war, we faced an army of great strength, politicians have neglected our military posture |
aeronautics astronautics | the theory and practice of navigation through air or space |
military science | the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare |
commission military commission | an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces |
salute military greeting | a formal military gesture of respect |
military intelligence | information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations |
military march military music martial music | brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade |
rocket skyrocket | propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon |
military ceremony | a formal ceremony performed by military personnel |
military-industrial complex | a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex--Dwight David Eisenhower |
military government stratocracy | government by the military and an army |
military service armed service service | a force that is a branch of the armed forces |
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 |
military armed forces armed services military machine war machine | the military forces of a nation, their military is the largest in the region, the military machine is the same one we faced in but now it is weaker |