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 Translation for 'ground forces' from English to Dutch
NOUN   a ground force | ground forces
SYNO army | ground forces | regular army
mil.
landstrijdkrachten {mv}
ground forces
Partial Matches
mil.
grond-grondraket {de}
ground-to-ground missile <GGM>
grond {de}ground
2
gemalen {adj} {past-p}ground
jacht
jachtterrein {het}
hunting ground
zoöl.T
Temmincks schubdier {het} [Smutsia temminckii, syn.: Manis temminckii]
ground pangolin
zoöl.T
Kaaps schubdier {het} [Smutsia temminckii, syn.: Manis temminckii]
ground pangolin
mil.
grondaanval {de}
ground assault
mil.
grondaanval {de}
ground attack
gastr.
varkensgehakt {het}
ground pork
zoöl.T
steppenschubdier {het} [Smutsia temminckii, syn.: Manis temminckii]
ground pangolin
elektr.
aarden
to ground [Am.]
gelijkvloers {het} [BN]ground floor <GF>
vogelk.T
lijsterkoekoek {de} [Morococcyx erythropygus]
lesser ground cuckoo
hydro.
grondwaterpeil {het}
ground water level
hydro.
grondwaterspiegel {de}
ground water level
hydro.milieu
grondwaterkwaliteit {de}
ground water quality
hydro.milieu
grondwatervervuiling {de}
ground water pollution
bot.tuin.
bodembedekker {de}
ground-cover plant
entom.T
graslandschallebijter {de} [Carabus monilis] [loopkeversoort]
necklace ground beetle
benedenverdieping {de}ground floor <GF>
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Usage Examples English
  • The gunships were used in shore bombardment, while the aircraft carriers provided air support to the ground forces.
  • However, as the Serbs did not accept the Rambouillet text and NATO bombings started, he opted for a continuation of the bombing as NATO's credibility was now at stake, but dismissed the use of ground forces, claiming that it was not worth it.
  • On 1 March 1940, Hungary organized its ground forces into three field armies.
  • This includes position and tracking information on enemy and friendly ground forces.
  • It is called the Second Battalion of the Ground Forces and it patrols the Ubangi river.

  • Surviving aircraft were reassigned to the 54th Troop Carrier Wing's special airdrop section and were used to drop supplies to ground forces operating in close contact with the enemy.
  • The 2nd Training Motorized Rifle Division of the Turkmen Ground Forces is named in his honour.
  • An army that holds the high ground forces the enemy to climb and thus wear themselves down.
  • General Eisenhower took over Ground Forces Command on 1 September, while continuing as Supreme Commander, with Montgomery continuing to command the 21st Army Group, now consisting mainly of British and Canadian units.
  • In recent years, the United States has begun providing military assistance and training to Burkina Faso's ground forces.

  • consist of the Ground Forces and the Air Force and Air Defence Forces, all under the command of the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Defence.
  • During Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada in 1983, AC-130s suppressed enemy air-defense systems and attacked ground forces enabling the assault of the Point Salines Airfield via airdrop and air-land of friendly forces.
  • 2 Squadron RAF Regiment Company was detached to General Wavell's ground forces during the first offensive against the Italians in Egypt.
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