different between military vs robinet

English

Alternative forms

• milertary

Etymology

From Old French militaire, from Latin m?lit?ris, from m?les (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?l.?.t?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?l.?.t??.i/

Adjective

military (comparative more military, superlative most military)

1. Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
   • At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.

2. (Canada, US) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).

3. Relating to war.
4. Relating to armies or ground forces.

Translations

Noun

military (plural military or militaries)

1. Armed forces.

Translations

Derived terms

Related terms

• militia

See also

• martial
• abbreviation: mil.
• army/Army
• navy
• air force/Air Force
• marines/Marines
• Merchant Marine
• US National Guard
• Coast Guard

Anagrams

• limitary

English

Etymology 1

From robin

Noun

robinet (plural robinets)

1. The chaffinch, or roberd.
2. The European robin.

Etymology 2

Noun

robinet (plural robinets)

1. (historical) A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.

Etymology 3

From French robinet

Noun

robinet (plural robinets)

1. A tap; a faucet.

Anagrams

• Bertino, bornite

French

Etymology

Diminutive form of robin (“sheep”), because early taps were often in the shape of a sheep's head.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.bi.n?/

Noun

robinet m (plural robinets)

1. tap (UK), faucet (US)

Derived terms

• eau du robinet
• robinet d'arrêt

Descendants

• ? Italian: rubinetto
  • ? Serbo-Croatian: rubìnet
• ? Romanian: robinet

Further reading

• “robinet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• broient, obtenir

Romanian

Etymology

From French robinet.

Noun

robinet n (plural robinete)

1. faucet