To be able to understand the news or talk about military, it is essentially important to learn the key words frequently used to describe it. Now let's explore 30 words related to military and war.
Nouns
- Military (n): The organized armed forces of a country.
- Army (n): A large group of soldiers trained and organized for land warfare.
- Soldier (n): A person who serves in the army.
- Troop (n): A group of soldiers or armed personnel.
- Navy (n): The branch of the military that conducts operations at sea.
- Air Force (n): The branch of the military that operates aircraft and deals with air warfare.
- Artillery (n): Large guns and missile systems used in war.
- Airstrike (n): When aircraft attack targets on the ground.
- Bomb (n): An explosive device dropped from aircraft or placed on the ground.
- Gunshot (n): The sound or act of firing a gun.
- Air defense (n): Systems and units that protect against enemy aircraft or missiles.
- Tank (n): A heavily armored fighting vehicle with guns.
- RPG (n): A rocket-propelled grenade, a type of portable missile.
- Target (n): The person, place, or thing being aimed at or attacked.
- Military base (n): A secured area where military personnel and equipment are stationed.
- Trench (n): A long, narrow ditch used in warfare for protection.
- IED (n): An improvised explosive device, a homemade bomb used in attacks.
- tension (n) : tough situation during the clash
Verbs
- Defend (v): To protect something or someone from attack.
- Withdraw (v): To pull back or move away from a position.
- Charge (v): To rush forward quickly in attack.
- Fire (v): To shoot a gun or missile.
- Ambush (v): To attack suddenly from a hidden position.
- Capture (v): To take control of someone or something, often by force.
- Take hostage (v): To seize someone and hold them as a way to get demands met.
- Attack (v): To try to harm or take control of someone or something.
- Launch (v): To start or send out an attack, missile, or operation.
- Hit (v): To strike or strike against something or someone.
- Patrol (v): keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it
- Negotiate (v): talk to reach an agreement
- escalate (v) : a worse change of situation
Here is a Khmer translation of 30 words used in militaries.
- Military (n): យោធា
- Army (n): កងទ័ព
- Soldier (n): ទាហ៊ាន
- Troop (n): ទាហ៊ានថ្មើជើង
- Navy (n): ទាហ៊ានជើងទឹក
- Air Force (n): ទាហ៊ានជើងអាកាស
- Artillery (n): កាំភ្លើងធំ
- Airstrike (n): ការវាយប្រហារផ្លូវអាកាស
- Bomb (n): គ្រាប់បែក
- Gunshot (n): ស្នូរគ្រាប់កាំភ្លើង
- Air defense (n): ប្រព័ន្ធការពារអាកាស
- Tank (n): រថក្រោះ
- RPG (n): អាវុធត្រយូងចេក
- Target (n): គោលដៅ
- Military base (n): មូលដ្ឋានយោធា
- Trench (n): ត្រង់សេ
- IED (n): គ្រាប់បែកឆ្នៃ
Verbs
- Defend (v): ការពារ
- Withdraw (v): ដកទ័ព
- Charge (v): សម្រុកចូល
- Fire (v): បាញ់
- Ambush (v): វាយឆ្មក់
- Capture (v): ចាប់ខ្លួន
- Take hostage (v): ចាប់ជាចំណាប់ខ្មាំង
- Attack (v): វាយប្រហារ
- Launch (v): បាញ់
- Hit (v): វាយប្រហារ
- Patrol (v): ដើរល្បាត
- Negotiate (v): ចរចារ
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