Definition of Territorial Army

1. Noun. British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain.

Terms within: Yeomanry
Generic synonyms: Territorial, Territorial Reserve
Member holonyms: Territorial

Definition of Territorial Army

1. Proper noun. a reserve force of the British Army, made up of part-time soldiers ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Territorial Army

Terracotta Army
Terramycin
Terran
Terrance
Terrans
Terrapene
Terrapene ornata
Terrence
Terri
Terrianne
Terrie
Terrien's marginal degeneration
Terrien's valve
Terrietia
Terrietia trifoliolata
Territorial Army (current term)
Territorian
Terry
Terry's nails
Terry's syndrome
Tersanctus
Terson's glands
Tertiary
Tertiary period
Tertry
Tertullian
Teruel
Terylene
Teschen disease
Teschen disease virus

Literary usage of Territorial Army

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"Further, it is considered that attachment to a Regular cavalry regiment is more beneficial to them. Territorial Army Attestation Form- MR. ..."

2. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"THE Territorial Army The Territorial Army has now reverted to its traditional all volunteer status and consists of both men and women. ..."

3. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"... or the Volunteer long-service medal in lieu of the corresponding decoration and medal instituted for the Territorial Army, provided that the officers, ..."

4. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"Acquisition of Land for Territorial Army Banges. SIR BERKELEY SHEFFIELD: To ask the Secretary of State for \Var whether he will lay upon the Table a ..."

5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1886)
"220.000 Garrison troops of the territorial army 2n.OoO Corps forestier and douaniers 20000 Total 1750000 The army commission estimated the territorial army ..."

6. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"They concerned the formation of a territorial army for India,— an army of specially ... I left that territorial army, swelled to a quarter cr a million men, ..."

7. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"Yeomanry and the Territorial Army. VISCOUNT HELMSLEY : I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether Yeomen who have completed three years' service or ..."

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