Service and Troops

Service

Service noun - The combined army, air force, and navy of a nation.
Usage example: at the time the country had about a million men and women in the service

Troops and service are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Troops" instead a noun "Service".

Troops

Troops noun - Soldiers collectively.
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Synonyms for Troops

Service and troops are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Service" instead a noun "Troops".

Both words in one sentence

  • Weird Historical War Due to the European terrain, they only saw limited service and instead, were used by North and South Japanese troops before and after the Japanese War when Japan was divided by the Allied Forces.
  • Useful Notes / The River War Most of Hicks Pasha's ill-fated troops were Arabi supporters press-ganged into the Khedive's service.
  • However, the generally high turnover of Soviet combat troops may have translated into lesser chances of surviving service in a Strafbaty than a Strafbataillon.
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