noun
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army (Freq. 5)
• Syn: ↑militia
• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
• Hypernyms: ↑military unit, ↑military force, ↑military group, ↑force
• Hyponyms: ↑SA, ↑Sturmabteilung, ↑Storm Troops, ↑trainband
• Member Meronyms: ↑militiaman
• Part Meronyms: ↑territorial, ↑territorial reserve
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present third singular of reserve
plural of reserve
Useful english dictionary. 2012.