green army

English

Noun

green army (plural green armies)

1. (UK, military slang) The regular army, not including any special forces.
   • 1998, Catherine Jones, Sisters In Arms, →ISBN:

     'We'll get the green army to keep an eye on the place, make sure there's not too much activity while our backs are turned,' said the ops officer.

   • 2014, James Rennie, The Operators, Pen and Sword, →ISBN:

     Roger that. Feds and green army are blue lighting to you.

   • 2014, Josef Black, SAS Special Operations Force (The Blades; 1), NYXZU Digital Press, →ISBN:

     Frodsham and his guard fell in alongside Tiger and Mack, Mack flicked the safety off his L85; an unreliable piece of crap that the green army troopers hated, and the SAS had replaced with M16's and then C8 SFW carbines.

2. (historical, Russian Civil War) Name of some armied groups, which were not affiliated with the Reds and the Whites, of ideological or other reasons, existing from 1918 approximately until the end of 1924. This name may sometimes include some Anarchist and Nationalist groups, as well as deserters and criminals.

   Coordinate terms: Red Army, White Army

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