Warfare, and other words

• ambushment, noun. An ambush; the state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; a lying in wait.
• armament, noun, The arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied; (usually armaments) military strength collectively.
• armory, noun. A storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
• artillery, noun. Mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms; the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons.
• bivouac, verb. To rest or assemble in an area with tents or improvised shelters; encamp.
• cadet, noun. A student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
• cavalry, noun. The part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback; mounted soldiers collectively.
• centurion, noun. Among the Romans, a military officer who commanded a hundred men.
• dittybopper, noun. (slang) A signals intelligence radio operator who uses Morse code.
• epaulet, noun. An ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by military officers.
• flotilla, noun. A group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.
• garrote, verb. To execute by the garrote (an iron collar tightened around the neck until death occurs); to strangle or throttle.
• guerrilla, noun. A member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
• infantry, noun. The soldiers or military units that fight on foot.
• munition, noun. (usually munitions) Materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
• paratrooper, noun. A member of a military infantry unit trained to attack or land in combat areas by parachuting from airplanes.
• prowess, noun. Exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle; exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength.
• salvo, noun. A simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.; or, a round of fire given as a salute.
• squadron, noun. A portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet; or, an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops, a headquarters, and various supporting units.
• volley, noun. The simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms; the missiles so discharged.
• warfare, noun. The process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; armed conflict between two massed enemies, armies, or the like.
• weaponry, noun. Weapons or weaponlike instruments collectively; or, the invention and production of weapons.
• Zulu time, noun. The military name for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC),  primarily used in aviation, at sea, and in the army.