paratroops

/ˈpær.ə.truːps/

/ˈper-/ (UK informal paras)

Definition

› (a military unit of) soldiers trained to be dropped from an aircraft with a parachuteParts of armies and groups of servicemen paratrooper

/-ˌtruː.pər/

/-ˌtruː.pɚ/ noun [C] (UK informal para) › Paratroopers were dropped behind enemy lines to capture key points on the roads into the city.Soldiers and people who fight in wars

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