Noun
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Source: WordNetThe depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves. Leon Trotsky
We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it's vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed, for our safety, to it's security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft. Adlai Stevenson II
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. Rachel Carson
A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy. George Jean Nathan
You cannot, for instance, sustainably protect the environment if the majority of the people are still in primitive agriculture leading to the encroachment of forest reserves. Yoweri Museveni
In the lexicon of youth which fate reserves for a bright manhood, there is no such word as fail. Edward Bulwer-Lytton