mil‧i‧ta‧ry 1 S2 W1 AC / mɪlət ə ri, mɪlɪt ə ri $ -teri / 形容词

1 used by, involving, or relating to the army, navy, or air force :

a military helicopter

military equipment

The government has threatened to take military action if the rebels do not withdraw from the area.

The United States is prepared to use military force to achieve its aims.

a raid by European military forces (= the army, navy, or air force )

2 with military precision if you do something with military precision, you do it in a very organized and exact way :

The trips are planned with military precision.

— militarily 副词 :

Europe may have to intervene militarily if the crisis worsens.