We found 2 definitions of ground forces from 2 different sources.
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ground forces - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state | ||
army, regular army | ||
armed service, military service, service land tenure by service in the lord's army | ||
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
legion, host a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion" | ||
army unit a military unit that is part of an army | ||
army corps, corps an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support | ||
standing army a permanent army of paid soldiers | ||
union army the northern army during the American Civil War | ||
army of the confederacy, confederate army the southern army during the American Civil War |