- a branch of Congress.
- a branch of the sewer.
- an arm of the sea.
- botany is a branch of biology.
- he was licensed to carry a weapon.
- the arm of the record player.
- the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages.
- The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan.
- The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East.
- troops are building up on the Iraqi border.