4
hold(verb, maintain, oppose, secure, resist)
3
battalion(noun, combatant)
3
occupy(verb, seize, reserve, conquer, grab)
3
brigade
3
detachment
3
militia
3
barracks(noun, post, station, quarters, fort)
3
beachhead
3
column
3
contend(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
defend(verb, secure, protect, guard, shield)
3
division
3
entrench(verb, support, hold, maintain, oppose)
3
file
3
mine(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
patrol(noun, guard, safety, vigilance, guarding)
3
site(verb, center, seat, headquarters)
2
battery
2
battle(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
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