Dictionary
ar•my
Pronunciation: (är'mē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -mies.
1. the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
2. (in large military land forces) a unit consisting typically of two or more corps and a headquarters.
3. a large body of persons trained and armed for war.
4. any body of persons organized for any purpose:
an army of census takers.
5. a very large number or group of something; a great multitude; a host:
the army of the unemployed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.