territorial reserve

Other forms: territorial reserves

Definitions of territorial reserve

1. noun

   a territorial military unit
   synonyms: territorial

   types:

   National Guard, home reserve

   United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either

   Territorial Army

   British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain

   ANG, Air National Guard

   a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies

   ARNG, Army National Guard

   a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies

   type of:

   guard

   a military unit serving to protect some place or person