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flying armies

flying armies is the plural of flying army.

Meaning of flying army

Noun

flying army (plural flying armies)

  1. (archaic) A body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm.
    • a plain demonstration of cowardice in their opposing his late measure of entering England, and pursuing the flying army of the English1749, William Duff, A New and Full, Critical, Biographical, and Geographical History of Scotland

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What is flying armies the plural of?
Flying armies is the plural of flying army.

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