Territorial Army (Noun)
Meaning
British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The territorial army played a crucial role in supplementing the regular British army during times of war.
- Established in 1908, the Territorial Army was rebranded as the Army Reserve in 2014.
- In 1914, Territorial Army units were sent to defend against the advancing German forces in France and Belgium.
- Soldiers who enlisted in the Territorial Army in the 1920s typically served part-time, while maintaining their civilian careers.
- By 1939, many Territorial Army units were fully deployed as part of Britain's defenses at the start of the Second World War.