Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flying army

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: fly-ing army
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"a plain demonstration of cowardice in their opposing his late measure of entering England, and pursuing the flying army of the English"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

flying armies (plural)

Questions

What does flying army mean?: A body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm.

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