Regular Army

noun

the permanent army maintained in peace as well as in war; the standing army: one of the major components of the Army of the United States.

Origin of Regular Army

First recorded in 1840–50

Example sentences from the Web for regular army

  • The troops along those lines had been mustered out, and the regular-army force that was to take their places had not arrived.

    The Battle of Atlanta |Grenville M. Dodge