ALL meanings of auxiliaries
aux·il·ia·ry
A a - noun plural auxiliaries foreign or allied troops serving another nation; mercenaries 3
- adjective auxiliaries additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force. 1
- adjective auxiliaries used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout. 1
- adjective auxiliaries (of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails: an auxiliary yawl. 1
- adjective auxiliaries giving support; serving as an aid; helpful: The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other. Passion is auxiliary to art. 1
- noun plural auxiliaries a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper. 1
- noun plural auxiliaries an organization allied with, but subsidiary to, a main body of restricted membership, especially one composed of members' relatives: The men's club and the ladies' auxiliary were merged into one organization. 1
- noun plural auxiliaries auxiliary verb. 1
- noun plural auxiliaries auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war. 1
- noun plural auxiliaries Navy. a naval vessel designed for other than combat purposes, as a tug, supply ship, or transport. 1
- noun plural auxiliaries Nautical. a sailing vessel carrying an auxiliary propulsion engine or engines. 1
- noun auxiliaries Plural form of auxiliary. 1
- noun auxiliaries plural of auxiliary. 0