| hostility |
(plural) acts of war. [1/2 definitions] |
| loot |
valuables taken by force in a war; spoils. [1/4 definitions] |
| man-of-war |
see "Portuguese man-of-war." [1/2 definitions] |
| Mars |
the god of war in Roman mythology. In Greek mythology, Mars is called Ares. [1/2 definitions] |
| martial |
having to do with war or military activities. |
| MIA |
abbreviation of "missing in action," used to describe members of the armed forces who became missing during a war. |
| military |
having to do with planning, preparing for, or fighting in war. [1/3 definitions] |
| minuteman |
an American soldier of the Revolutionary War, who was ready to fight on a minute's notice. |
| navy |
(often capitalized) the part of a nation's military organization that conducts war on or over the sea. [1/3 definitions] |
| peace |
a state of freedom from war or conflict. [1/3 definitions] |
| peaceful |
free from war or conflict. [1/2 definitions] |
| Portuguese man-of-war |
a kind of jellyfish that lives in warm oceans. Each man-of-war is a colony or group of animals that live together. The colony has many long stinging tentacles that can hurt people or other animals. |
| postwar |
having to do with the period of time after a war. |
| POW |
a person who has been taken prisoner by the enemy during a war. "POW" is an abbreviation of "prisoner of war." |
| Revolutionary War |
the war of 1775-83 in which the American colonies won their independence from Great Britain; American Revolution. |
| strategic |
important or necessary for achieving success in a war or other large undertaking. [1/2 definitions] |
| strategy |
the planning and direction of large military movements and actions during war time. [1/2 definitions] |
| treason |
the betrayal of one's country by going to war against it or giving information to its enemies. |
| truce |
a stop or end of war that is agreed upon by all groups that participate; armistice. |
| underground railroad |
(often cap.) a secret system established by former slaves and abolitionists before the U.S. Civil War to help fugitive slaves reach places of safety. |
| vet2 |
(informal) a short form for "veteran," a person who has served in the armed forces during a war. |