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I went to school on a military base in Germany. I got a lot of my clothes at the army surplus store.
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Meaning of "army surplus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARMY SURPLUS

army surplus  [ˌɑːmɪˈsɜːpləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARMY SURPLUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Army surplus is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ARMY SURPLUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

army surplus

Military surplus

Military surplus are goods, usually matériel, that are sold or otherwise disposed of when no longer needed by the military. Entrepreneurs often buy these goods and resell them at surplus stores. Usually the goods sold by the military are clothing, equipment, and tools of a generally useful nature, as well as embroidered patches, name tags, and other items that can be used for a faux military uniform. Occasionally, vehicles will be sold as well. Demand for such items comes from various collectors, survivalists, and fans of airsoft guns and paintball, as well as those seeking the high quality of sturdy military issue garb.

Definition of army surplus in the English dictionary

The definition of army surplus in the dictionary is originating from or related to the sale of army surplus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARMY SURPLUS


army-surplus
ˌɑːmɪˈsɜːpləs
capless
ˈkæpləs
flapless
ˈflæpləs
grapeless
ˈɡreɪpləs
hoopless
ˈhuːpləs
humpless
ˈhʌmpləs
lipless
ˈlɪpləs
napless
ˈnæpləs
peplos
ˈpɛpləs
peplus
ˈpepləs
pipeless
ˈpaɪpləs
scalpless
ˈskælpləs
scapeless
ˈskeɪpləs
shipless
ˈʃɪpləs
slipless
ˈslɪpləs
snapless
ˈsnæpləs
surplus
ˈsɜːpləs
tipless
ˈtɪpləs
trumpless
ˈtrʌmpləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARMY SURPLUS

arms akimbo
arms cache
arms control
arms dealer
arms dump
arms inspection
arms inspector
arms limitation
arms race
Armstrong
armure
army
army ant
army base
army corps
Army List
army officer
army worm
army-issue
army-surplus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARMY SURPLUS

Angelus
bacillus
budget surplus
calculus
capital surplus
cost-plus
cumulus
eleven-plus
modulus
nautilus
nonplus
oculus
overplus
periplus
plus
stimulus
stylus
superplus
Tellus
trade surplus

Synonyms and antonyms of army surplus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «army surplus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARMY SURPLUS

Find out the translation of army surplus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of army surplus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «army surplus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

军队盈余
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

excedentes del ejército
570 millions of speakers

English

army surplus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेना अधिशेष
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فائض الجيش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

армия профицит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

excedente do exército
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেনা উদ্বৃত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surplus armée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebihan tentera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Armee Überschuss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軍の余剰
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

군대 흑자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keluwihan tentara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thặng dư quân đội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இராணுவ உபரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सैन्य अधिशेष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ordu fazlası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

surplus esercito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadwyżka armia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

армія профіцит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

excedent armată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στρατού πλεόνασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weermag surplus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

armé överskott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hær overskudd
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARMY SURPLUS»

The term «army surplus» is regularly used and occupies the 74.034 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about army surplus

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Debby Ryan
I went to school on a military base in Germany. I got a lot of my clothes at the army surplus store.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARMY SURPLUS»

Discover the use of army surplus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to army surplus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rifles of the World
Bolivia (M-16A1, U.S.Army surplus?). 4- Brazil (Model 614 for Air Force, M-16A1 for police and M- 1 6A2 for special anti-terrorist forces). ♢ Britain (several thousand Model 61 i. plus a few Models 613 and 653, were purchased about 1967-80 ...
John Walter, 2006
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Popular Mechanics
ARMY SURPLUS SALES 182O TULARE ST. OF FRESNO FRESNO, CALIF. DARK ROOM VENTILATORS STEEL VENTILATE YOUR DARK ROOM $25 VALUE — Price $7.50 Set. $4.00 Each — New Government Surplus — Air flows through ...
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How to successfully disappear or become a (Ghost) in United ...
Army Surplus Store Indiana http://www.survivaltrainingcourses.com/ http://www. wilderness-survival-skills.com/wilderness-survivaltraining.html http://www. survivaltrainingcourses.com/whats-on http://shop.californiasurvivaltraining.com/ ...
Everett Borders, 2014
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Backpacker
... Sporting Goods MICHIGAN Ann Arbor-Harry's Army Surplus Bloomfield Township- JumboSports Burton-Rooky's Great Outdoors Canton-JumboSports Claire-Jay's Sporting Goods Dearborn-Harry's Army Surplus Grand Rapids- JumboSports ...
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The Age of Hot Rods: Essays on Rods, Custom Cars and Their ...
There were two “Army Surplus” stores not far from my house and the one I remember best was simply a huge tent permanently pitched beside a busy street. I was not yet old enough to drive, but I was an avid hunter and fisherman and that  ...
Albert Drake, 2008
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Field & Stream
LOUISIANA Abbeville • Scalisis Mens Wear Bastrop • Simmons Sporting Goods Mansfield • R&P Hunt & Trap/R-P Outdoors New Iberia • Gulottas Sulphur • G L's Sulphur • Serices, Inc. West Monroe • Harper Army Surplus MISSISSIPPI ...
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Semantic Leaps: Frame-Shifting and Conceptual Blending in ...
For example, jokes such as (37) proceed by evoking a meaning conventionally associated with a nominal compound such as "army surplus store" and then shifting to a nonstandard meaning assembled according to constructivist schemas not ...
Seana Coulson, 2006
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Backpacker
... Arbor-Harry's Army Surplus Outdoor Outfitter Clare-Jay's Sporting Goods Dearborn-Harry's Army Surplus Outdoor Outfitters Detroit-Dick's Sporting Goods Grand Rapids-MC Sports Outdoor Center Kalamazoo-Gerber's Army Surplus Royal ...
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Field & Stream
... HOLBROOK The Changer GOODYEAR Kings Department Store PAGE Babbits SHOW LOW G-P Ace Stores Inc. SPRINGERVILLE Allred's Sport Goods & Western Wear TUCSON Tuscon Army Surplus CALIFORNIA ALHAMBRA Western ...
10
Warren's World
I got this idea in an Army surplus store in Twin Falls, Idaho. That was when Army surplus stores sold real Army surplus, not the made-inTaiwan, simulated Armyjunk you find today. The parachute cord was just lying there in a big barrel, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARMY SURPLUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term army surplus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Confederate flag stirs reactions with area residents
And Army surplus stores began selling out of Confederate memorabilia. Chandler said he dug up the flag from his mother's storage building in ... «Gainesville Times, Jul 15»
2
Dune, 50 Years On: How a Science Fiction Novel Changed the World
... you might have encountered a burly, bearded extrovert, striding about in Ray-Ban Aviators and practical army surplus clothing. Frank Herbert ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
3
Free dental clinic expanding
He bought a Dexis Digital X-Ray System that ordinarily costs $35,000 at a fifth of the cost from U.S. Army surplus. With all the savings combined ... «The Daily Advance, Jul 15»
4
How To Choose The Perfect Base Layers To Keep You Warm This …
You want: Synthetic base layers. The stuff you buy from the army surplus store are going to be the cheapest option, or maybe Uniqlo. Those are ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
5
Fake cop stops driver in Lyon Township
WE WENT TO HARRY'S ARMY SURPLUS IN DEARBORN. AT ANOTHER SENPOINT SAYING YOU ARE SOMEBODY, RIGHT? IF YOU WANT ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»
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NK Man Wearing Camo and Holstered Gun Charged with Carrying …
In the police report, police noted that Smith was dressed in ”tan, desert colored military style boots, army surplus digital camoflage pants and a ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
7
Spike in Confederate flag plates issued in NC
Eric Stallings, the manage of G.I. Joe's Army Surplus, said, “Suppliers are starting to cut back, I'm assuming, or not sell at all, which makes ... «WISH-TV, Jun 15»
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Gary Oldman, Pierce Brosnan sons model for Saint Laurent
Torn denim jeans, knitted bobble hats, unkempt hair, boys that look like girls, (and vice versa), lumberjack shirts, army surplus coats, Peruvian ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
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'It's been fun:' Parks supervisor retiring after 40 years
"When we started, we had Army surplus snowplows." The only way you could reposition the blades was to stop the plow, get out and move it ... «Bloomington Pantagraph, Jun 15»
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War Stories: Crown Surplus celebrates 60 years of military gear and …
Outside Crown Army Surplus the morning dew steams off oil drums in the warming sun. In the air are sounds of tools being dropped and the ... «Calgary Herald, Jun 15»

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