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1992 video game
Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific is an MS-DOS video game released by MPS Labs (MicroProse) in 1992. The game is a surface naval
Task_Force_1942
Military unit
The designation Task Force 16 (TF 16) was used for multiple units of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Prior to American entry into the war the designation
Task_Force_16
Military unit
the task force ceased to exist, the remaining ships (the cruiser and destroyer escorts) were then dispersed to other duties. In late April 1942, Admiral
Task_Force_17
Naval formation
The concept of a naval task force or simply task force is as old as navies, and prior to that time the assembly of ships for naval operations was referred
Naval_task_force
Allied naval task force in the Pacific theatre of World War II
Task Force 44 was an Allied naval task force during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The task force consisted of warships from the United States Navy
Task_Force_44
Military unit
Task Force 11 (TF 11 or alternately Commander Task Force 11, CTF 11) is a designation that has been used by the United States armed forces for two separate
Task_Force_11
Topics referred to by the same term
model boat builders Task Force 1942, a PC game Task Force, an Apple IIGS game by Visual Concepts in 1990 Einsatzgruppen, death force of Nazi Germany. Internet
Task_force_(disambiguation)
US Navy task force
States Navy since World War II. Task Force 61 seems to have first been formed in advance of the Guadalcanal campaign of 1942. Admiral Robert L. Ghormley,
Task_Force_61
Allied landing operations in French North Africa during World War II
west in conjunction with the British advance from Egypt. The Western Task Force encountered unexpected resistance and bad weather but Casablanca, the
Operation_Torch
Bismarck (1992 Amiga add-on for Dreadnoughts (video game)) Task Force 1942 (1992) (aka. Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific. Multi-genre
List of World War II video games
List_of_World_War_II_video_games
USN admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (1885–1973)
World War II. Fletcher commanded five different task forces through the war; he was the operational task force commander at the pivotal battles of the Coral
Frank_Jack_Fletcher
US air-naval offensives in the Pacific
Japanese forces. In January 1942 the carrier USS Lexington led a raiding force. But after a Japanese submarine 'jumped' the task force and sank an accompanying
American carrier raids of 1942
American_carrier_raids_of_1942
Ad hoc military formation
A joint task force is a "joint" (multi-service) ad hoc military formation. The task force concept originated with the United States Navy in the 1920s
Joint_task_force
Combat organization of the US Army Air Forces
The China Air Task Force (CATF) was a combat organization of the United States Army Air Forces created on 14 July 1942 under the command of Brig. Gen.
China_Air_Task_Force
World War 2 British naval squadron
sinking. Every Royal Navy unit available was then given the task of destroying Bismarck. Force H set sail from Gibraltar to intercept Bismarck with the aircraft
Force_H
Joint U.S.-Canadian military unit in WWII
to the United States Fifth Army. In August 1944, the Force was attached to 1st Airborne Task Force (commanded by then Major General Frederick) for the
First_Special_Service_Force
USMC deep reconnaissance unit
raids. They primarily support the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and other Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTF). Although FORECON companies are conventional
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance
American video game company
included 1942: The Pacific Air War, Dogfight, Fields of Glory, Formula One Grand Prix, Harrier Jump Jet, Knights of the Sky, Starlord, Subwar 2050 and Task Force
MicroProse
Military unit
was an Allied naval warship task force that was tasked with defending northeast Australia and surrounding area in early 1942 during the Pacific Campaign
ANZAC_Squadron
1991 video game
Its 3D engine was also optimised and used to create the graphics for Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the Pacific in 1992. Tommo purchased the rights
F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0
F-117A_Nighthawk_Stealth_Fighter_2.0
Military unit
becoming the Twenty-First Air Force in 1966. In 2003, the unit was redesignated as the 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, assuming responsibility for
Twenty-First_Air_Force
(ETOUSA) 1942–1945 Ground Forces Replacement Depot International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Kagnew Station - East Africa Kiska Task Force (1942–1943)
Obsolete shoulder sleeve insignia of the United States Army
Obsolete_shoulder_sleeve_insignia_of_the_United_States_Army
Naval task force of the United States Navy, active since the 1940s
Task Force 71 (TF-71) has been a naval task force of the United States Navy, active since the 1940s. The Task Force also used to fulfill the function
Task_Force_71
Index of articles associated with the same name
Western Naval Task Force was the name used for several groups of warships during amphibious landings in World War II: A force under Rear-Admiral Hewitt
Western_Naval_Task_Force
County-class Royal Australian Navy cruiser
of the ANZAC Squadron in early 1942. As part of this force (which was later redesignated Task Force 44, then Task Force 74), Australia operated in support
HMAS_Australia_(D84)
Imperial Japanese Navy unit during the Pacific War. ships: Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu and Akagi (flagship)
March and 10 April 1942 the Japanese conducted a naval sortie against Allied naval forces in the Indian Ocean. The Fast Carrier Task Force (Kidō Butai), consisting
1st_Air_Fleet
This is a List of task forces of the Royal Navy. A task force can be described as a temporary grouping of naval units under one commander, formed for
List of task forces of the Royal Navy
List_of_task_forces_of_the_Royal_Navy
1943 battle in the Pacific during World War II
S. task force was protecting an Allied transport ship convoy carrying replacement troops there. As a result of the Japanese air attacks on the task force
Battle_of_Rennell_Island
Military unit
The 1st Airborne Task Force was a short-lived Allied airborne unit formed during World War II for Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France. Created
1st Airborne Task Force (Allied)
1st_Airborne_Task_Force_(Allied)
1942 Japanese operation in New Guinea during WWII
resulted in light damage to the Asanagi. In the early morning of 10 March 1942, Task Force 17 aircraft carriers Lexington and Yorktown launched their aircraft
Invasion_of_Salamaua–Lae
US Army anti-ballistic missile launch site
obligations. A group of task forces was therefore organized to test US Army equipment in the cold. Task Force Frigid and Task Force Williwaw were dispatched
Fort_Greely
United States Navy admiral (1882–1959)
the other ships of Task Force 16 were still being readied, he began a familiarization trip to the south Pacific on 15 October 1942, arriving at area headquarters
William_Halsey_Jr.
Rabaul in late January. The bombing started on 20 February 1942 by the United States Navy task force with the flagship Lexington, commanded by Vice Admiral
Bombing_of_Rabaul_(1942)
U.S. Air Force's tier one special operations force
groupings Task Force 121, Task Force 6-26 and Task Force 145. During Operation Rhino, two 24th STS operators were among the members of Task Force Sword that
24th_Special_Tactics_Squadron
1942–1971 United States Army formation
elements of the overall force and, in May, the Americal Division was organized. On 14 March 1942, two days after the task force later to be known as the
Americal_Division
US Air Force numbered air force
the Persian Gulf region, into Central Asia. Activated as 9th Air Force on 8 April 1942, the command fought in World War II both in the Western Desert Campaign
Ninth_Air_Force
Two-seat military helicopter of the 1940s
for "Rotorcraft". The XR-4 first flew on 14 January 1942 and was accepted by the Army on 30 May 1942. The XR-4 exceeded all the previous helicopter endurance
Sikorsky_R-4
World War II order of battle
Eastern task forces, which landed on beaches near Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers, respectively. Ground and naval commanders for Western Task Force Vice Admiral
Operation Torch order of battle
Operation_Torch_order_of_battle
United States Army general
Force nicknamed the "Devil's Brigade", and the 1st Allied Airborne Task Force, an ad hoc division-sized airborne formation, commanding the task force
Robert_T._Frederick
American admiral (1885–1961)
the Amphibious Force in the Pacific theater. Turner was also responsible for the creation of the Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) in 1942 that were an
Richmond_K._Turner
5-in. main battery): Benham (sunk 15 Nov 1942) 1 Porter-class destroyer (8 × 5-in. main battery): Balch Task Unit under Rear Admiral Noyes Rear Admiral
Guadalcanal naval order of battle
Guadalcanal_naval_order_of_battle
Group of American pilots who flew for the Republic of China Air Force in 1941–42
of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers (飛虎隊), was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed
Flying_Tigers
United States Navy admiral (1884–1945)
respectively on 26 January 1945, and Task Force 38 became Task Force 58 again. Between 30 October 1944 and 26 January 1945, Task Force 38 had destroyed or damaged
John_S._McCain_Sr.
August 1942) US Operation WATCHTOWER (aka "Operation Shoestring") USN Task Force 61 (Fletcher) USN Task Group 61.1 (Noyes) USN Task Unit 61.1.1 aka Task Force
List of aircraft carrier operations during World War II
List_of_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
help repulse an expected Japanese assault on Midway. On 28 May 1942, Hornet and Task Force 16 steamed out of Pearl Harbor heading for Point "Luck", an arbitrary
USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
United States Navy admiral (1890-1942)
billet until Vice Admiral Ghormley was relieved on 18 October 1942. As commander of Task Group 67.4, he commanded U.S. naval forces against Japanese warships
Daniel_J._Callaghan
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
surrendered before the relief force got close enough, and the mission was canceled. A planned attack on Wake Island in January 1942 had to be canceled when
USS_Lexington_(CV-2)
of California Task Force 6 (CA-TF6), one of the eight FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces spread out across the state. The task force responds to emergencies
Riverside_Fire_Department
Australian Royal Navy officer
commanded the Australian-United States Support Force, Task Force 44, at the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942. Crace was born to Kate Marion Crace and Edward
John_Gregory_Crace
United States Army general
Cavalry Division and as commander of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade and Task Force Oregon during the Vietnam War. Knowles was born on 20 December 1916 in
Richard_T._Knowles
1942 major naval battle in World War II
optimistic intelligence suggesting that USS Enterprise and USS Hornet, forming Task Force 16, were the only carriers available to the Pacific Fleet. During the
Battle_of_Midway
World War II British naval squadron
reinforcing the United States Asiatic Fleet with a US aircraft carrier task force. The new RN plan resurrected the concept. Singapore would be the Eastern
Force_Z
Alternate history novel series by John Birmingham
a technologically advanced naval task force from the year 2021 is accidentally transported back through time to 1942. In 2021, a radical Islamic terrorist
Axis_of_Time
Command responsible for South American area
their Joint Special Operations component, two Joint Task Forces, one Joint Interagency Task Force, and Security Cooperation Offices, perform USSOUTHCOM
United States Southern Command
United_States_Southern_Command
United States Navy submarine base
continued operations from Kamiseya as Commander Task Force 72 for 7th Fleet, and Commander, Task Force 57 for 5th Fleet until September 2003 when the Navy
Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1
Patrol_and_Reconnaissance_Wing_1
Service component command of the United States Navy
Fifth Fleet and several other subordinate task forces, including Combined Task Force 150, Combined Task Force 158 and others. The Navy's post-World War
United States Naval Forces Central Command
United_States_Naval_Forces_Central_Command
American bombing of Japan on April 18, 1942
planes would protect the task force, since Hornet's fighters were stowed below decks to make space for the B-25s. The combined force was two carriers (Hornet
Doolittle_Raid
United States admiral (1886–1969)
most significant naval battles of the Pacific Theatre. He also commanded Task Force 16 at the Battle of Midway, comprising the carriers Enterprise and Hornet
Raymond_A._Spruance
Military unit
III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) is a formation of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps. It is forward-deployed and
III Marine Expeditionary Force
III_Marine_Expeditionary_Force
intelligence and sent two United States Navy carrier task forces and a joint Australian-American cruiser force to oppose the Japanese offensive. The result was
Battle of the Coral Sea order of battle
Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea_order_of_battle
United States Air Force numbered unit
Group, 15 September 1942 - 3 October 1942, then resubordinated to the India Air Task Force; then reassigned back to Tenth Air Force on 16 October 1943
Tenth_Air_Force
Largest naval battle of World War II and history
commanded by Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., with Task Force 38 (TF 38, the Fast Carrier Task Force, commanded by Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher) as its main
Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
Second World War fleet of the Royal Navy
Indian Ocean in 1942, British naval forces did not return to the South West Pacific theatre until 17 May 1944, when an Allied carrier task force implemented
British_Pacific_Fleet
Air service branch of the U.S. military
top-level structure of these forces is the Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF). The AETF is the Air Force presentation of forces to a CCDR for the employment of
United_States_Air_Force
U.S. Navy's special operations force
operators from Delta Force (Task Force Green) and DEVGRU (Task Force Blue) supported by a Ranger protection force team (Task Force Red), ISA signals intercept
United_States_Navy_SEALs
WWII battle in the Pacific Theater
1942. It was a strategically significant defeat of Allied forces by Japan in the Pacific campaign of World War II, with the Japanese invasion force quickly
Battle_of_Rabaul_(1942)
Aerial warfare branch from 1941 to 1947
States Air Force, today one of the six armed forces of the United States. The AAF was a component of the United States Army, which on 2 March 1942 was divided
United_States_Army_Air_Forces
Rear Admiral Robert H. English Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, HQ at Pearl Harbor Task Group 7.1 (Midway Patrol Group) 3 Gato-class (10 tubes:
Battle of Midway order of battle
Battle_of_Midway_order_of_battle
Military unit
Africa during Operation Torch in November 1942, the Allied invasion of French North Africa, as the Western Task Force, under the command of Major General George
I Armored Corps (United States)
I_Armored_Corps_(United_States)
United States Navy admiral (1888–1972)
Orleans, and four destroyers on 11 May 1942 and sailed for Nouméa, while Fletcher took the rest of Task Force 17 to Tongatapu. Kinkaid then headed north
Thomas_C._Kinkaid
Numbered air force of the United States Air Force
Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, supports U.S. Strategic Command, and is designated as U.S. Strategic Command's Task Force 204, providing
Eighth_Air_Force
U.S. Air Force special operations career field
period from 7 July 1974 to 15 Jul 1975 was weather advisor to the Joint Task Force Commander planning Operation Ivory Coast. It is Major Grimes' extensive
United States Air Force Special Reconnaissance
United_States_Air_Force_Special_Reconnaissance
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
acted as the flagship for Admiral Marc Mitscher, and led the Fast Carrier Task Force through their battles across the Pacific. She was the recipient of 11
USS_Lexington_(CV-16)
United States Navy admiral (1887–1947)
in the United States Navy, and served as commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific during World War II. Mitscher was born in Hillsboro, Wisconsin
Marc_Mitscher
U.S. military campaign in World War II
and Dull, p. 225. Since not all of the Task Force 64 warships were available, Scott's force was designated as Task Group 64.2. The U.S. destroyers were
Guadalcanal_campaign
United States Army general
Command and General Staff College. Hendrix's commands include V Corps; Task Force Hawk; 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia; and the United States
John_W._Hendrix
World War II carrier battle in the Pacific Theater
- 1 August 1942 - 31 August 1942 shows Australia screened Saratoga in Task Force 11 from 21 to 30 August before joining Wasp and Task Force 18." National
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
American military aviator (1893–1958)
magazine, 1942 article on Chennault Claire Lee Chennault papers at the Hoover Institution Archives "Chennault and Stilwell" (PDF). Air Force Magazine.
Claire_Lee_Chennault
United States Air Force general of World War II
1942 at the rank of brigadier general, he returned to India where he organized and commanded the India Air Task Force (IATF) of the Tenth Air Force under
Caleb_V._Haynes
1976 film by Jack Smight
least two more figures: first, an intelligence officer on Fletcher's Task Force 17 staff, and then the leader of the last attack made by dive bombers
Midway_(1976_film)
Military unit
(1941–1942). It was consolidated on 19 September 1985 with the 21st Helicopter Squadron, which was activated on 9 July 1956 at Donaldson Air Force Base
21st Special Operations Squadron
21st_Special_Operations_Squadron
in-theatre in late 1990, Vice Admiral Mauz "retained the Middle East Force, Commander Task Group 150.1 (CTG 150.1), for most warfighting functions inside the
Naval organization of the U.S.-led coalition during the Gulf War
Naval_organization_of_the_U.S.-led_coalition_during_the_Gulf_War
Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
between the Japanese covering force and a task force of U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers during the night of 11–12 October 1942, Chitose, Nisshin, and their
Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Chitose
Atlanta-class light cruiser
Marc Mitscher's Fast Carrier Task Force at Pearl Harbor in January 1944 and served as an important part of that mighty force for the remainder of the war
USS_San_Diego_(CL-53)
Cleveland class light cruiser
on 15 June 1942, with Captain E. W. Burrough in command. Clearing Norfolk's Chesapeake Bay on 10 October 1942, Cleveland joined a task force off Bermuda
USS_Cleveland_(CL-55)
Lead ship of the Tone-class heavy cruisers
the task force returned to Japan in mid-April 1942, when it was almost immediately assigned to the unsuccessful pursuit of Admiral Halsey's Task Force 16
Japanese_cruiser_Tone_(1937)
Service component command of the US Navy
this meant Task Force 20 (TF 20), under a deputy commander of the fleet, took over that mission. Task Force 20 was succeeded by Task Force 80 effective
United States Fleet Forces Command
United_States_Fleet_Forces_Command
English actor (1942–2020)
professional". His other television appearances include UFO, Softly, Softly: Task Force, The Sweeney, Doctor Who, Z-Cars and The Professionals. He also appeared
James_Marcus_(English_actor)
Military unit
to Java, then to Trincomalee in Ceylon. In March 1942, Admiral James Somerville took command of a force of 29 warships, many approaching obsolescence. To
Force_B
Military unit
Force forces, combined or joint force air components, or a joint task force. Thirteenth AF also commands the only Air Force-led standing joint task force
Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force
Thirteenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force
Former class of US Navy destroyers
for overhaul. By August 1942, Mahan was back operating out of Pearl Harbor. In October 1942, Mahan was assigned to Task Force 61 and took part in the
Mahan-class_destroyer
Anti-aircraft shelling during WWII against an imagined invader
artillery barrage which took place from late February 24, to early February 25, 1942, over Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred less than three months
Battle_of_Los_Angeles
Part of World War II
Port Moresby. Their operation plan decreed a five-pronged attack: one task force to establish a seaplane base at Tulagi in the lower Solomons, one to establish
New_Guinea_campaign
Frontier Task Force 38 Task Force 58 United States Naval Forces Europe Naval Forces France United States Naval Forces Germany Amphibious Force, Pacific
List of major U.S. Commands of World War II
List_of_major_U.S._Commands_of_World_War_II
Major military campaign of WWII fought in North Africa
but only in single division strength. By early December, the Eastern Task Force – which had been redesignated as the British First Army under Lieutenant-General
North_African_campaign
Force security element of Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF Regiment) is part of the Royal Air Force and functions as a specialist corps. Founded by Royal Warrant in 1942, the Corps
RAF_Regiment
Battle during World War II
forces arrived on 3 May. The next day, however, a U.S. aircraft carrier task force en route to resist the Japanese forces advancing on Port Moresby (later
Invasion_of_Tulagi_(May_1942)
Military unit
July 1941 – 29 March 1942 Attached to Puerto Rican Department: 29 March 1942-23 March 1943 Attached to Antilles Air Task Force: 23 March-1 June 1943
Antilles_Air_Command
British Royal Navy task forces during the Second World War
and on 8 April 1942, the last ship of the force was withdrawn. After a convoy was run to Malta in Operation Stoneage (16–20 November) Force K was re-established
Force_K
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
engagements between carrier air groups of the United States Navy Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38) and Japanese land-based air forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Formosa_Air_Battle
TASK FORCE-1942
TASK FORCE-1942
Girl/Female
Indian
Force to move forward, Force
Boy/Male
English
A shallow place used to cross a river or stream. Surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset and Avon)
English (Somerset and Avon) : variant of Fosse.Americanized form of French Fortier.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Ford 1 and 2. This is a very common spelling in Ireland.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Førde (there are eleven on the west coast), from Old Norse fyrði, dative of fjórðr ‘fjord’.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a pet form of the personal name Thomas.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Force.
Surname or Lastname
Italian
Italian : from the personal name Forte, from Late Latin fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort) or from a short form of a medieval personal name formed with this element, as for example Fortebraccio (‘strong arm’).Slovenian : shortened form of the personal name Fortunat, Latin Fortunatus.English : variant of Fort.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Force to move forward, Force
Biblical
violence, force
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : topographic name for someone who lived near a forge or smithy, Middle English, Old French forge (from Latin fabrica ‘workshop’, a derivative of faber ‘smith’, ‘workman’; compare Lefevre). The surname is thus in most cases a metonymic occupational name for a smith or someone employed by a smith.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Parsi
Destructive Force
Girl/Female
British, English
Force
Girl/Female
Spanish
Task.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Force
Surname or Lastname
Swedish and Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian : from ask ‘ash tree’, applied either as a habitational name from a place named with this word or as an ornamental name.English : habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire named Aske, from Old English as æsc ‘ash tree’, later replaced by the Old Norse cognate askr.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Force.Perhaps an altered form of Dutch Voorhees.
Girl/Female
Hindi
Vital force.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
River Crossing; A Shallow Place Used to Cross a River; Stream; Surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fosse. There has been some confusion with northwestern English force in the sense of ‘waterfall’, it is possible that the surname may also have arisen as a topographic name for someone living by a waterfall.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a fortress or stronghold, Old French force, Late Latin fortia, a derivative of fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort). There are several places named with this word (for example in Aude, and baronial lands in the Dordogne), and it may also be a habitational name from any of these.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Force; Might
TASK FORCE-1942
TASK FORCE-1942
Girl/Female
German
Renowned Ruler
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Latin Philippus, VILPPU means "lover of horses."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry V' and 'Henry VI, Part 1' and 'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Burgundy.
Boy/Male
Indian
Perfume
Boy/Male
Sikh
Love for good company
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Name of a pharaoh.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Well Wisher; Benevolence
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Famous fighter.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who Remembers God
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Following; Mystic
TASK FORCE-1942
TASK FORCE-1942
TASK FORCE-1942
TASK FORCE-1942
TASK FORCE-1942
v. t.
To put into a cask.
n.
Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force.
v. t.
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
n.
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
n.
To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind.
n.
To provide with forces; to reenforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
v. i.
To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.
n.
A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
a.
Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.
v. i.
To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard.
n.
Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.
v. t.
To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out.
imp. & p. p.
of Force
n.
To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort; as, to force a consient or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits.
n.
To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
n.
To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
v. t.
To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
v. t.
To stuff; to lard; to farce.
n.
The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
n.
The quantity contained in a cask.